Description

Brimming with action, dance and music of the days of euphoria of the independence celebrations in Africa of the 60's. The Banquet dramatizes the trauma of Cameroon's flag independence compromised by the divide - and - rule tactics of imperial France. Cameroon's political tragedy is powerfully portrayed through the misery, humiliation, despair and @nally revolt of the oppressed. The time to celebrate the banquet of independence is according to the play not yet ripe. No. Not until the linguistic chasm between the Anglophone and Francophone Cameroonians is bridged by genuine patriots. This play is a profound reflection on the predicament of a people and reveals the author's deep-rooted concern for the fate of his nation. It is commended to all lovers of New Africa devoid of neo-colonial vestiges.