The seriousness with which any adultery is regarded is in exact proportion to the physical or social ‘distance’ between the two tribes – those, that … - Mongo Beti

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The seriousness with which any adultery is regarded is in exact proportion to the physical or social ‘distance’ between the two tribes – those, that is, of the cuckolded husband and the intrusive lover respectively.

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About Mongo Beti

Alexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June 1932 – 8 October 2001), known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author and polemicist. Beti has been called one of the most perceptive French-African writers in his presentations of African life.

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Pen Names: Eza Boto
Birth Name: Alexandre Biyidi Awala

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