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1932–2001 · Cameroonian writer
Also known as: Alexandre Biyidi Awala, Eza Boto, Монго Бети, モンゴ・ベティ, 蒙戈·貝蒂, Бети, Монго
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- Pauvre Christ De Bomba
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- [Transcripts of "Africa, West Indies and United States, Black artists and writers, 1962-1967"]