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Mongo Beti
Mongo Beti | |
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| Born | Alexandre Biyidi Awala ()30 June Mbalmayo |
| Died | 8 October () (aged&#;69) Douala |
| Pen name | Mongo Beti; Eza Boto |
| Occupation | Cameroonian writer |
| Language | French |
| Notable awards | Prix Sainte-Beuve () |
| Spouse | Odile Tobner |
Exiled Cameroonian author and polemicist.
Alexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June – 8 October ), known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author [1] and polemicist.[2] Beti has been called one of the most perceptive French-African writers in his presentations of African life.
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The Guardian has noted that "Beti must be counted as one of the foremost African writers of the independence generation."[2]
Beti spent much of his life in France, studying at the Sorbonne and becoming a professor at Lycée Pierre Corneille.[citation needed]
Life
Though he lived in exile for many decades, Beti's life reveals an unflagging commitment to improvemen