Books set in Cameroon (2)


1.
Bearing Witness: Poems from a Land in Turmoil

Bearing Witness: Poems from a Land in Turmoil by Joyce Ashuntantang EN

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Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
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Recommended: 01 Nov 2022

2.
Mission to Kala

Mission to Kala by Mongo Beti EN

Rating: 4.5     3 Votes
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
"Having failed his examinations at college, Medza returns to his village in the Southern Cameroons in some trepidation. But to his surprise he finds that as a scholar (even a failed one) his prestige is immense. A young woman has run off with a man from another tribe: so Medza is entrusted with the delicate task of retrieving her. When he reaches her village he has to wait for her return from another adventure, so he stays with his uncle, who passes him off as a prodigy of learning. Medza is entertained, loaded with gifts (most of which his uncle filches), consulted like an oracle, and even---... continue
Genre Humor
Recommended: 26 Dec 2022


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