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Award-winning author Mongo Beti presents The Poor Christ of Bomba, a cutting satirical critique on the role of Catholic missionaries and French colonialism in 1930s Cameroon. A revolutionary novel in its time.

In the small village of Bomba, a French missionary priest is instructed to build a parish for its residents. Father Drumont has one important task; to save the village from heresy by preparing its girls for Christian marriage.

A servant in Father Drumont''s house, a young boy named Denis is reliant on the priest''s generosity after the death of his mother. In the eyes of the Catholic church, Denis is the perfect example of the African heathen saved by Christianity but the reality of what happens behind closed doors in much more sinister.

''One of the foremost African writers of the independence generation.'' Guardian



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One of the foremost African writers of the independence generation. * Guardian *

The Poor Christ of Bomba

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      Publisher Apollo
      Published 1 February 2024
      ISBN-13 9781035901043
      978-1035901043
      ISBN-10 1035901048

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Award-winning author Mongo Beti presents The Poor Christ of Bomba, a cutting satirical critique on the role of Catholic missionaries and French colonialism in 1930s Cameroon. A revolutionary novel in its time.

      In the small village of Bomba, a French missionary priest is instructed to build a parish for its residents. Father Drumont has one important task; to save the village from heresy by preparing its girls for Christian marriage.

      A servant in Father Drumont''s house, a young boy named Denis is reliant on the priest''s generosity after the death of his mother. In the eyes of the Catholic church, Denis is the perfect example of the African heathen saved by Christianity but the reality of what happens behind closed doors in much more sinister.

      ''One of the foremost African writers of the independence generation.'' Guardian



      Trade Review
      One of the foremost African writers of the independence generation. * Guardian *

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