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Mongo Beti, born Alexandre Biyidi Awala on June 30, 1932, in Mbalmayo, was a Cameroonian and French writer, journalist, teacher, and bookseller. He also wrote under the pseudonym Eza Boto. Beti was educated at Lycée Pierre-Corneille and Aix-Marseille University, and he was employed by Lycée Pierre-Corneille. He wrote in French.
He died on October 7, 2001, in Douala, Ivory Coast. His notable works include *Le pauvre Christ de bomba*, *Mission terminée*, *Mission to Kala*, *Poor Christ of Bomba*, and *LES DEUX MERES DE GUILLAUME ISHMAEL DZEWATAMA*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 2001
- Works
- 43
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: community health implication
· 2020 · cited 508x
- Community-Based Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
· 2005 · cited 445x
- The effects of environmental innovations on CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from Europe
· 2021 · cited 318x
- Higher fat intake and lower fruit and vegetables intakes are associated with greater acculturation among mexicans living in Washington State
· 2004 · cited 246x
- Evaluation of take-home organophosphorus pesticide exposure among agricultural workers and their children.
· 2002 · cited 215x
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Key facts
- Born
- Alexandre Biyidi Awala , ( 1932-06-30 ) 30 June 1932, Mbalmayo
- Died
- 8 October 2001 (2001-10-08) (aged 69), Douala
- Pen name
- Mongo Beti; Eza Boto
- Occupation
- Cameroonian writer
- Language
- French
- Notable awards
- Prix Sainte-Beuve (1958)
- Spouse
- Odile Tobner
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Mbalmayo
- Place of death
- Ivory Coast
- Occupation
- bookseller
- Educated at
- Aix-Marseille University
- Employer
- Lycée Pierre-Corneille
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Mongo Beti.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1932-06-30
- date of death
- 2001-10-07
- pseudonym
- Mongo Beti
- birth name
- Alexandre Biyidi Awala
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June 1932 – 8 October 2001), known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author and polemicist. Beti has been called one of the most perceptive French-African writers in his presentations of African life.
The Guardian has noted that "Beti must be counted as one of the foremost African writers of the independence generation."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mongo Beti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.