Houseboy
(Book)

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Published
Long Grove, Illinois : Waveland Press, [2012].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781577669883, 1577669886
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122 pages ; 19 cm
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Published
Long Grove, Illinois : Waveland Press, [2012].
Language
English
ISBN
9781577669883, 1577669886

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"First published in France as: Une vie de boy"--Title page verso.
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"Reissued 2012"--Title page verso.
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Translated from the French by John Reed.
Description
Cameroonian houseboy Toundi dreams of advancement and so studies the world of his white masters closely. "Gradually his eyes are opened to its realities, and in the end this leads to tragic consequences because the Europeans cannot endure the gaze of the man they have destroyed.

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St. George's - FictionFIC OyonoChecked OutMay 16, 2024

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Oyono, F., & Reed, J. (2012). Houseboy . Waveland Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oyono, Ferdinand, 1929-2010 and John Reed. 2012. Houseboy. Waveland Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oyono, Ferdinand, 1929-2010 and John Reed. Houseboy Waveland Press, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Oyono, Ferdinand, and John Reed. Houseboy Waveland Press, 2012.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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