Murder in the Cassava Patch (original) (raw)

Murder in the Cassava Patch (1968) is a novella by Liberian Bai T. Moore. It is required reading for every Liberian high school student, and is widely regarded as a Liberian literary classic in what is a developing literary tradition. It is based on a historic murder. It was later adapted to a feature film with the same name, directed by Yor-El Francis.