The Two Mothers of Guillaume Ismaël Dzewatama, Future Truck Driver (1983)
Third installment of the “Guillaume Ismaël Dzewatama” saga, this picaresque novel follows the adventures of young Guillaume between his two “mothers” and his journey through postcolonial Africa. Mongo Beti deploys his baroque humor and satirical verve to paint an Africa in search of identity.
Sources
- “Mongo Beti”, Encyclopédie Universalis, https://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/mongo-beti/
- African Studies Centre Leiden, “Mongo Beti dossier”, https://www.ascleiden.nl/content/webdossiers/mongo-beti
- Open Library, https://openlibrary.org/works/OL740299W