Literary analysis houseboy by ferdinand oyono cameroon. Colonial violence and psychological defenses in ferdinand. Livraison chez vous ou en magasin et 5% sur tous les livres. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Julliard, 1960 accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20190529 22. Houseboy, by ferdinand oyono, is an epistolary novel focusing on the coming of age of an african boy.
Ethiope publishing house, 1975 french language 6 pages. Ce roman denonce linjustice des blancs a legard des noirs. Writing in french in the 1950s, oyono had only a brief literary career, but his anticolonialist novels are considered classics of 20th century african literature. Ferdinand oyono was born in 1929 in cameroon, and educated there and in france. It is told through a series of diaries, known as exercise books. This summary of houseboy includes a complete plot overview spoilers included.
A masterpiece of psychological acuity and ironic narration, the novel traces the short sorrowful life of toundi, an african boy who leaves his native village to live at. He is forced from the brutality at his fathers hands into the arms of a catholic missionary named father gilbert because of his curiosity with the. The old man and the medal, written while he was studying law and administration in. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. In houseboy by ferdinand oyono, the protagonist, toundi onduo struggles with his social identity and writes about his experiences in a diary which is the style of the novel. Thomas cooper library, university of south carolina morocco, and algeria. Nous assistons dabord au conflit qui oppose toundi a son pere. Ferdinand oyonos houseboy is a novel written in the form of a diary. Writing in french in the s, oyono had only a brief literary career, but his anticolonialist novels are considered classics of 20th century african literature. The story of a cameroonian boy during the height of colonization who thought life would be better with the colonizers than under his fathers strict rules. As cameroons permanent representative to the united nations from 1974 to. Oyono, ferdinand, 1929publication date 1966 publisher london.
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