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Best books from Africa (904)
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The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me by Calixthe Beyala EN

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Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
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.
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122.

De dagen komen en gaan by Hemley Boum NL

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
Drie generaties vrouwen vertellen hun verhaal en schetsen zo de hedendaagse geschiedenis van Kameroen Op haar oude dag herinnert Anna zich haar veelbewogen leven in een snel veranderend Kameroen. Haar enige dochter, Abi, die ervoor koos in Frankrijk te gaan wonen, houdt haar gezelschap. Een jonge vrouw, Tina, een overlevende van de Boko Haram-kampen, voelt zich op verschillende manieren met hen verbonden en vertelt ook haar aangrijpende verhaal. Met de verhalen van deze vrouwen schetst Hemley Boum de hedendaagse geschiedenis van Kameroen aan de hand van universele menselijke waarden, gev... continue

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Don't Whisper Too Much and Portrait of a Young Artiste from Bona Mbella by Frieda Ekotto EN

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Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
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Don't Whisper Too Much and Bona Mbella present love stories between African women in a positive light. In presenting the emotional and romantic lives of gay African women, Ekotto addresses how female sexuality is often marked by violence, and yet is also a place for emotional connection, pleasure and agency.

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Los honores perdidos by Calixthe Beyala ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
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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125.

Tålamod by Djaili Amadou Amal SV

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
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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How to Cook Your Husband the African Way by Calixthe Beyala EN

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Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
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The heroine falls in love with mysterious Bolobolo and attempts to win his love by preparing a variety of wonderful dishes for him. The novel is peppered throughout with recipes.

127.

A LONG WAY FROM DOUALA by Max Lobe EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
On the trail of Roger, a brother who has gone north in search of football fame in Europe, Choupi, the narrator, takes with him the older Simon, a neighborhood friend. The bus trip north nearly ends in disaster when, at a pit stop, Simon goes wandering in search of grilled caterpillars. At the police station in Yaounde, the local cop tells them that a feckless boza who wants to go to Europe is not worth police effort and their mother should go and pleasure the police chief if she wants help! Through a series of joyful sparky vignettes, Cameroon life is revealed in all its ups and downs. Issues ... continue

128.

Son of the Native Soil by S. A. Ambanasom EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
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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The Blunder by Mutt-Lon EN

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Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
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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Issa by Mirrianne Mahn DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cameroon flag Cameroon
Description:
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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