000			01001nam a2200193Ia 4500
001			26026
008			230220s9999 xx 000 0 und d
020			_a978-0-43590039-7
100			_aOyono, Ferdinand
245		4	_aThe Old Man and the Medal
260			_aAfrica
260			_bPearson Education Ltd
260			_c1969
300			_a167
520			_aThis book fiercely satirises the colonial situation through the eyes of Africans. Meka, an old village has always been loyal to the white man. It is with pride that he first hears he is to receive a medal. While waiting for the ceremony, however, Meka's pride gives way to scepticism, so that the dominant thought is how long he must wait before he can relieve himself. At the same time his wife has realised that this medal is being given to her husband as compensation for the sacrifices they have made. The events following the ceremony confirm Meka's new estimation of the white man.
650			_aFiction
942			_2DDC
942			_cBk
999			_c4132 _d4132