The Old Man and the Medal
Author | Ferdinand Oyono |
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Original title | Le vieux nègre et la médaille |
Translator | John Reed |
Country | Cameroon |
Language | English French |
Genre | Novel |
Published | 1956 |
ISBN | 978-2-264-00962-3 |
The Old Man and the Medal (Le vieux nègre et la médaille) is a 1956 postcolonial novel by Cameroonian diplomat and writer Ferdinand Oyono.[1]
The novel was translated into English by John Reed in 1967 and republished in 1969 in the influential Heinemann African Writers Series.
Plot[edit]
Meka, the main character, is an elderly villager who receives a medal from the French government for the donatation of land for a church, but also his two sons who are killed during the World War II. [2]
Analysis[edit]
The novel depicts the problematic relationship between loyal Africans, and their colonial masters.[2][3][4]
Bibliography[edit]
- Oyono, Ferdinand (1956). Le vieux nègre et la médaille (in French). Paris: 10/18. ISBN 978-2-264-00962-3.
- Oyono, F.; Reed, J. (2013). The Old Man and the Medal. Translated by Reed, John. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-4786-1109-7. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
References[edit]
- ^ OGUNSANWO, OLATUBOSUN (1986-01-01). "The Narrative Voice in Two Novels of Ferdinand Oyono". English Studies in Africa. 29 (2): 97–120. doi:10.1080/00138398608690832. ISSN 0013-8398.
- ^ a b Adenekan, Shola (2010-06-30). "Ferdinand Oyono obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ Nola, Bienvenu (2008-12-01). Le vieux nègre et la médaille: Essai d'analyse argumentative (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-21197-1.
- ^ Minyono-Nkodo, Mathieu François (1978). "Le Vieux nègre et la médaille" de Ferdinand Oyono (in French). les Classiques africains. ISBN 978-2-85049-131-3.