Title: Le ministre et le griot
First published: 1992
Description: A novel written in French by a well-known Cameroonian writer & musician, about why the Mother of the Finance Minister in a fictional African nation, does not want to allow the Prime Minister to attend her son's engagement party, despite the fact that the man is also her son's best friend. Clue: the PM is from a griot family: traditional bards, musicians, & storytellers, and "you don't invite a griot to your table". The problem quickly becomes a matter of State.
Subjects: Griots, Griots in literature
Places: West Africa
People: Francis Bebey
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PQ3989.2.B35 M56 1992