The Old Man and the Medal

Name: The Old Man and the Medal
Author: Ferdinand Oyono

by Ferdinand Oyono

Satirical story about an African man's obsession with a colonial medal as symbol of belonging and respect

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Ferdinand Oyono

Cameroonian novelist whose Houseboy and The Old Man and the Medal are biting satirical portraits of colonialism told from the perspective of the colonized. His black irony influenced a generation of African writers.

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