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Dans un pays d'Afrique subsaharienne, le vent de la démocratie souffle sur les braises d'une guerre civile qui a divisé le pays. Le fils du colonel Obamba (ancienne figure du régime déchu) doit composer avec les nouveaux maîtres du pays. Une saga familiale qui raconte le poids de la trahison, la poursuite des honneurs perdus et l'immersion dans l'Afrique des traditions ancestrales. CE QU'EN PENSE LA CRITIQUE "Entre mémoire et histoire, éruption de la démocratie et histoire politique convulsée du Congo-Brazzaville. Culte du terroir, rétrospective d'une enfance dorée puis retour sur le présent ; un texte vif au souffle poétique. La musique du roman s'épanouit dans la composition ...
A Long Way from Douala
Bursting with local color, this hilarious, heartwarming coming-of-age tale follows two friends on a raucous journey across Cameroon as they grapple with grief, sexuality, and dreams of leaving. After their father’s sudden death, Jean’s older brother Roger decides he’s had enough of their abusive mother and their city. He runs away to try his luck crossing illegally into Europe, in the hope of becoming a soccer star abroad. When no news of him reaches the family, and the police declare that finding some feckless brat isn’t worth their time, Jean feels he has to act. Aiming to catch up with Roger before he gets to the Nigerian border, Jean enlists the help of the older Simon, a close neighborhood friend, and the two set out on the road. Through a series of joyful, sparky vignettes, Cameroon life is revealed in all its ups and downs. Max Lobe insightfully touches on grave, complex issues, such as the violence Boko Haram has inflicted on the region, yet still recounts events with remarkable humor and levity.
The Abandoned Baobab
Despite its unflinching look at our darkest impulses, and at the stark facts of being a colonized African, the book is ultimately inspirational, for it exposes us to a remarkable sensibility and a hard-won understanding of one's place in the world.CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French
