{"product_id":"cruel-city","title":"Cruel City","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCruel City\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMongo Beti\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780253008237\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIndiana University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e196\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the pseudonym Eza Boto, Mongo Beti wrote \u003ci\u003eVille cruelle\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCruel City\u003c\/i\u003e) in 1954 before he came to the world's attention with the publication of \u003ci\u003eLe pauvre Christ de Bomba\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Poor Christ of Bomba\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eCruel City\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a young man's attempt to cope with capitalism and the rapid urbanization of his country. Banda, the protagonist, sets off to sell the year's cocoa harvest to earn the bride price for the woman he has chosen to wed. Due to a series of misfortunes, Banda loses both his crop and his bride to be. Making his way to the city, Banda is witness to a changing Africa, and as his journey progresses, the novel mirrors these changes in its style and language. Published here with the author's essay \"Romancing Africa,\" the novel signifies a pivotal moment in African literature, a deliberate challenge to colonialism, and a new kind of African writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Cruel City | Mongo Beti | Paperback | 9780253008237 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1779170","offer_id":50763837112578,"sku":"1779170","price":27.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81ouISyzTDL.jpg?v=1792066937","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/cruel-city","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}