Le Drame de Békon

By Djimadoum Ferdinand

D s les premi res heures de classe, Adoum, le fils du puissant g n ral Saleh, se fait un ennemi abattre. Joseph, fils d'un simple employ , avait attir l'attention du fils papa, en faisant des remarques pertinentes pendant le cours de fran ais dont le premier th me portait sur la conscience nationale . En effet, en stigmatisant l'incivisme et l'incurie des gouvernants, le jeune homme, dont le point de vue convergeait avec celui de sa condisciple Falmata, a touch sans le savoir, la fiert de Adoum dont les parents poss dent enti rement le pays et toute sa gouvernance. Objet de menace, Joseph fut enlev , menac de mort s'il persistait dans ses analyses. Falmata, son tour le fut pour assouvir les d sirs sexuels de Adoum. Viol e, elle se donne la mort par la faute de son oncle, soudoy pour convaincre la fille et sa m re renoncer leur plainte. Joseph qui se pr disposait t moigner, voit son p re perdre son travail et meurt des suites d'un infarctus. Nul ne sait comment la m re de Falmata meurt son tour. Seul Joseph, soutenu par le censeur, fait une d position devant le tribunal qui aboutit une condamnation de Adoum et Moustapha, en d pit des cabales ourdies par son p re pour teindre l'affaire.

From the very first days of class, Adoum, the son of the powerful General Saleh, found himself with an enemy to be eliminated. Joseph, the son of a simple clerk, had caught the attention of the privileged young man by making pertinent remarks during French class, the first topic of which was "national consciousness." Indeed, by denouncing the incivility and negligence of those in power, the young man, whose viewpoint aligned with that of his classmate Falmata, unwittingly struck a nerve with Adoum, whose parents completely controlled the country and its government. Joseph was threatened and kidnapped, with death threats if he persisted in his observations. Falmata, in turn, was kidnapped to satisfy Adoum's sexual desires. Raped, she took her own life, a victim of her uncle, who had been bribed to convince her and her mother to drop their complaint. Joseph, who had been preparing to testify, saw his father lose his job and die of a heart attack. No one knows how Falmata's mother also died. Only Joseph, supported by the censor, gave a deposition before the court, which led to the conviction of Adoum and Moustapha, despite the plots hatched by his father to bury the case.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2376700949
• ISBN13: 9782376700944
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Editions Toumai
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.7"