I thought I had married a man, a real man… instead I marrie… - Ferdinand Oyono

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I thought I had married a man, a real man… instead I married an arse-full of shit. My Children, my poor children – sold like the Lord who was sold by Judas…

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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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.

Ah, these whites, she burst out. The dog can die of hunger beside his master's meat. They don't bury the goat up to the horns. They bury him altogether.

The Commandant trod on my fingers as he went out. I did not cry out. He did not turn round.

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