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Une vie de boy
Original title Une vie de boy
Author

Ferdinand Oyono

Genre Science Fiction
Language French
Characters Boy, Boy's father, Boy's mother, Boy's grandfather, Boy's grandmother, Boy's great, grandfather, Boy's great, grandmother, Boy's uncle ...
Published 1956 ( 1956 )
ISBN 9782070360297
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Une vie de boy is a novel by Senegalese author Ken Bugul. It tells the story of a boy named Mabo who grows up in Senegal in the early twentieth century. Mabo is born to a poor family and is forced to work as a servant for a wealthy family. He eventually runs away and joins a group of street children. Mabo becomes friends with a girl named N’Deye and together they help each other survive on the streets.Mabo is eventually captured and sent to a reform school. He escapes and returns to the streets. He is eventually caught by the police and sent to prison. In prison, Mabo meets a man named Babacar who tells him about a better life in America. Mabo decides to escape from prison and make his way to America.Mabo arrives in America and starts working in a factory. He eventually meets a girl named Fatou and they fall in love. Mabo starts to learn about the American way of life and starts to assimilate. He eventually becomes an American citizen and starts a family of his own.Une vie de boy is a story about the struggles of growing up poor and black in Africa. It is a story of hope and determination.

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