Ville cruelle
By: Eza Boto.
Publisher: "Présence africaine"
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 223
Description: Presents the story of a young man's attempt to cope with capitalism and the rapid urbanization of his country. Banda, the protagonist, sets off to sell the year's cocoa harvest to earn the bride price for the woman he has chosen to wed. Due to a series of misfortunes, Banda loses both his crop and his bride to be. Making his way to the city, Banda is witness to a changing Africa.
Notes: 1983 d'après la déclaration de dépôt légal.