Cruel City
            
                Global African Voices
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2013
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780253008237
Description: "Cruel City tells 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, and as his journey progresses, the novel mirrors these changes in its style and language"--P. [4] of cover.