''The Old Man and the Medal () ''is a 1956 post colonial novel by Cameroonian diplomat and writer

Ferdinand Oyono Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (14 September 1929 – 10 June 2010
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. The novel was translated by John Reed into English in 1967 and republished in 1969 in the influential

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. When reflecting on the novel, in Oyono's obituary, ''

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'' writer Shola Adenekan described the novel as "evoking the deep sense of disillusionment felt by those Africans who were committed to the west, yet rejected by their colonial masters."

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1956 Cameroonian novels African Writers Series French-language novels {{1950s-novel-stub