Ngalari Mbutakto

Colonial Power and the Production of Subalternity in Ferdinand Oyono’s "Houseboy"

Ferdinand Oyono’s Houseboy (Une vie de boy) represents colonialism through the experiences of Toundi Ondoua, an African youth whose movement from a Catholic mission into the household of a French Commandant exposes the intimate mechanisms of colonial domination. Existing criticism has examined the novel through colonia...