Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Mongo Beti

Born: June 30, 1932
Died: October 8, 2001 (aged 69)
Bio: Alexandre Biyidi Awala, known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian writer.
Known for:
- Le pauvre Christ de Bomba (1956)
- Poor Christ of Bomba (1971)
- Ville cruelle (1954)
- Mission to Kala (1971)
- Cruel City: A Novel







