Books from Cameroon
19 popular cameroonian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Cameroon.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Issa by Mirrianne Mahn DE
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Eigentlich will Issa diese Reise gar nicht antreten. Schwanger sitzt sie im Flugzeug nach Douala, angetrieben von ihrer Mutter, die bei der bevorstehenden Geburt um das Leben ihrer Tochter fürchtet. In Kamerun, dem Land ihrer Kindheit, soll sie den heilsamen Weg der Rituale gehen, unter den Adleraugen ihrer Omas. Doch so einfach ist das alles gar nicht, wenn man in Frankfurt zu schwarz und in Buea zu deutsch ist. Der Besuch wird für Issa eine Auseinandersetzung mit der eigenen Familiengeschichte und der Gewissheit, dass sowohl Traumata als auch der unbedingte Liebes- und Lebenswille ... continue
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La saison des prunes : roman by Alain Patrice Nganang FR
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1940-1944 : « saison des prunes » qui vit les Camerounais prendre le parti de la France libre, accueillir De Gaulle et son lieutenant Leclerc, tous deux alors condamnés à mort. Bâti sur l’amitié entre deux hommes – Ruben Um Nyobé, le futur chef indépendantiste, et le poète Louis-Marie Pouka –, ce roman foisonnant commence par la défaite française d’août 1940. Pouka et Um Nyobé rentrent dans leur village, Edéa. Le poète veut y réaliser un de ses vieux rêves : créer un cénacle pour former les futurs poètes camerounais, groupe qui se réunira dans le bar du village, devenu aussi maison de passe...... continue
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Los honores perdidos by Calixthe Beyala ES
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En la zona este de la ciudad costera de Douala, Camerún, se encuentra el área de New Bell, cerca del Aeropuerto Internacional de Douala. Y en un lugar indefinido de New Bell, se encuentra el barrio ficticio de Cuscús, un barrio de viviendas precarias, en el que conviven negros y árabes, y donde transcurre la primera parte de la historia de Saida, que es la primera parte de esta novela.
Porque la novela se divide claramente en dos partes, la primera en Cuscús, Camerún; y la segunda en el barrio Belleville, París. Y no es solamente la locaci&oacu... continue
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Mission to Kala by Mongo Beti EN
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American ed. (New York, Macmillan) published under title: Mission accomplished.
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Son of the Native Soil by S. A. Ambanasom EN
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Son of the Native Soil is a work whose quiet maturity glows in both subject and style. Here, love heals but the force of hate is very real. The hero, Lucas Achamba, by charisma and love undertakes to unite Dudum clan which politicking and egotism have split. His quick success stirs bitter rivalry and heartless cruelty that decide his fate. Nature is jumpy and even hysterical at this, and Ambanasom exposes it with fine evocative mastery. The style is refined and honeyed by sonal devices and visual tropes that half conceal subtle slashes at human foibles.
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Tålamod by Djaili Amadou Amal SV
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Tre kvinnor. Tre berättelser. Tre sammanlänkade öden.
En dag får Ramla veta att hon ska gifta sig med sin pappas äldre affärspartner. Samma dag ska hennes syster Hindou giftas bort med deras våldsamma kusin. För Safira, som sedan länge är gift med mannen Ramla lovats bort till, kastas hela tillvaron omkull. Ingen av dem har tillfrågats, ingen har heller någon väg ut. Munyal -- ha tålamod! lyder istället uppmaningen från en omedgörlig omgivning, där traditioner, familjeband och ekonomiska förh&... continue
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From a bold voice in African fiction comes a satirical and unputdownable reimagining of an overlooked episode in Cameroon's colonial past. Cameroon, 1929. As colonial powers fight for influence in Africa, French military surgeon Eugène Jamot is dispatched to Cameroon to lead the fight against sleeping sickness there. But despite his humanitarian intentions, the worst comes to pass: seven hundred local villagers are left blind as a result of medical malpractice by a doctor under Jamot's watch. Damienne Bourdin, a young white woman, ventures to Cameroon to assist in the treatment effort. Reelin... continue
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The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal EN
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A powerful, heartrending, and insightful novel of a trio of women in Cameroon who dare to rebel against oppressive, long-held cultural traditions—including polygamy and domestic abuse—that define and limit their lives. Three women, three stories, three linked destinies . . . In North Cameroon, well-to-do young Ramla is torn from her true love and wed to a manipulative older man. Safira, her co-wife, juggles envy and empathy for this new bride with disappointment in the husband she desperately loves. Like her older sister, Ramla, Hindou is married off to a man she does not know or want, a dista... continue
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The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me by Calixthe Beyala EN
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Set in the grim world of urban prostitution, this book gives voice to the multitude of women trapped in African ghettos. Ateba is quiet and unassuming, taking care of her aunt's needs. But she craves the mother who abandoned her, and creates imaginary women to talk to. Then her world is shaker: Jean, the lodger forces a relationship on her; and old neighborhood prostitute dies; and her best friend is killed by a botched abortion. Caught between traditional values, male demands, and the need to survive, Ateba seeks to end the tyranny of men, whom she holds responsible for this suffering.