When will you grasp that for the whites, you are only alive… - Ferdinand Oyono

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When will you grasp that for the whites, you are only alive to do their work and for no other reason. I am the cook. The white man does not see me except with his stomach.

Ferdinand Oyono

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Ferdinand Oyono (14 September 1929 – 10 June 2010) was a diplomat, politician and author from Cameroon. His literary work is recognised for a sense of irony that reveals how easily people can be fooled.

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Alternative Names: Ferdinand Léopold Oyono

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