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Organized into thematic parts, the volume offers close readings of major novels including Ville cruelle, Le pauvre Christ de Bomba, Mission terminée, Le Roi miraculé, and Perpétue, alongside analysis of Remember Ruben and related narrative material. Contributions address narrative perspective, gendered readings, autobiographical forms, Bildungsroman structures, and interpretive questions aimed at developing critical consciousness and literary understanding.","| ST   |  E P H E N   |  H,A R N O LD   |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n# VITHDRAWN\n\nNORTH CAROLINA  \nSTATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGESLIBRARIESWAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE  \n# WAKE TECHINICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY9101 FAYETTEVILLE ROADRALEIGH,NORTH CAROLINA 27603\n\n\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 843 Bre   |  |\n| Critical perspectives    | on   |\n| Mongo Beti /   |  |\n\n# Critical Perspectives onMongo Beti\n\n3  \n# CRITICAL PERSPECTIVESON MONGO BETI\n\nedited byStephen H.Arnold  \nTo Richard Bjornson1938-1992Scholar,Teacher;Friend  \nPublished in the United States of America in 1998 byLynne Rienner Publishers,Inc.180030th Street,Boulder,Colorado 80301  \nand in the United Kingdom byLynne Rienner Publishers,Inc.3 Henrietta Street,Covent Garden,London WC2E 8LU  \n1998 by Lynne Rienner Publishers,Inc.All rights reserved  \n# Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data\n\nCritical perspectives on Mongo Beti /edited by Stephen H.Arnold.  \np.cm.  \nEnglish and French.“A three continents book.”  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-89410-586-8(hardcover :alk.paper)  \n1.Beti,Mongo,1932-—Criticism and interpretation.  \nI.Arnold,Stephen H.PQ3989.2.B45Z621998843—dc2197-14267  \nCIP  \n# British Cataloguing in Publication Data\n\nA Cataloguing in Publication record for this bookis available from the British Library.  \nPrinted and bound in the United States of America  \nThe paper used in this publication meets the requirementsof the American National Standard for Permanence ofPaper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.  \n54321  \nContents  \nAcknowledgments  \nix  \n1 Mongo Beti:Voltaire in the Twentieth CenturyStephen H.Arnold  \n1  \nPart One:On Ville cruelle  \n2 Masculine and Feminine:A Reading of Mongo Beti's Ville cruelleClive Wake7  \n3 Ville cruelle:Situation oedipienne,mère castranteArlette Chemain15  \nPart Two:On Le pauvre Christ de Bomba  \n4 The Orphan in Cameroon Folklore and FictionSusan Domowitz  \n41  \n5 Narrative Perspectives in Mongo Beti's Le pauvre Christ de BombaFernando Lambert49  \n6 Initiation and Confession:  \nNarrative Strategies in Le pauvre Christ de BombaEloise A.Brière  \n59  \nPart Three:On Mission terminée  \n7 The Bildungsroman in Africa:The Case of Mission terminéeDavid J.Mickelsen  \n8 African Discourse and the Autobiographical Novel:Mongo Beti's Mission terminéeArthur Flannigan-Saint-Aubin83  \n9 An Interpretation:Mongo Beti's Mission to KalaEustace Palmer95  \nPart Four:On Le Roi miraculé  \n10 Mongo Beti's Le Roi miraculé ànd the Quest forCritical Consciousness  \nRichard Bjornson109  \nPart Five:On Perpétue  \n11 The Passion of Perpetua:A Generic Approach to Beti's PerpétueEvelyn Ellerman125  \n12 Un Message ambigu:Perpétue de Mongo BetiDanielle Deltel137  \n13 Une Lecture de Perpétue de Mongo BetiMartin T.Bestman  \n151  \nPart Six:On Remember Ruben andLa Ruine presque cocasse d'un polichinelle  \n14 Anatomie de Remember RubenHassan el Nouty167  \n15 The Orphan and the Trickster in Mongo Beti's Remember Rubenand La Ruine presque cocasse dun polichinelleKaren R.Keim175  \n16 Remember Ruben:Etude spatio-temporelleEloise A.Brière  \n191  \n17 La Ruine presque cocasse d'un polichinelle:Une Utopie?Hyacinthe Sanwidi","cbCaij1R0qZnTI75","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij1R0qZnTI75","pdf",19864806,7,1,472,"English","en",105,"# Acknowledgments\n# Mongo Beti: Voltaire in the Twentieth Century\n# Part One: On Ville cruelle\n## Masculine and Feminine: A Reading of Mongo Beti's Ville cruelle\n## Ville cruelle: Situation oedipienne, mère castrante\n# Part Two: On Le pauvre Christ de Bomba\n## The Orphan in Cameroon Folklore and Fiction\n## Narrative Perspectives in Mongo Beti's Le pauvre Christ de Bomba\n## Initiation and Confession: Narrative Strategies in Le pauvre Christ de Bomba\n# Part Three: On Mission terminée\n## The Bildungsroman in Africa: The Case of Mission terminée\n## African Discourse and the Autobiographical Novel: Mongo Beti's Mission terminée\n## An Interpretation: Mongo Beti's Mission to Kala\n# Part Four: On Le Roi miraculé\n## Mongo Beti's Le Roi miraculé and the Quest for Critical Consciousness\n# Part Five: On Perpétue\n## The Passion of Perpetua: A Generic Approach to Beti's Perpétue\n## Un Message ambigu: Perpétue de Mongo Beti\n## Une Lecture de Perpétue de Mongo Beti\n# Part Six: On Remember Ruben and La Ruine presque cocasse d'un polichinelle\n## Anatomie de Remember Ruben\n## The Orphan and the Trickster in Mongo Beti's Remember Ruben and La Ruine presque cocasse d'un polichinelle","[{\"question\":\"Who edited the collection and whom is it dedicated to?\",\"answer\":\"The volume is edited by Stephen H. 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