Paradise of Love and Pain is an excellent first novel that explores the extent to which sexual promiscuity and marital infidelity disrupt the life of Cameroonian families bringing untold suffering to children and parents alike. The main plot of the novel hinges on the actions of a wealthy and free-spirited woman who poisons her husband,…
Babila Mutia is a master storyteller but he is a poet too, and his poetic sensibilities are not far off in these two masterpieces. We, the readers are at his mercy, devouring every word, and when we get to the last page, we are forced to confront the unstable nature of what we call…
In this page turner, the author offers a vivid picture of Leinteng’s experiences as a young, foreign student in Madrid, a city far-flung from his native Cameroon.
Leinteng & Co have taken me on a walk down memory lane as an immigrant living in a new environment and overcoming challenges away from “home sweet home
I cannot wait for you to get immersed in the word pattern Martin Jumbam has woven to create this beautiful piece: Beads of Memory. Word weaving runs in the family.
While Beads of Memory tells the story of African students abroad that is familiar across generations, it is also a critique of western society and politics in post-independent Africa, and a celebration of family, friendship and tradition. That Jumbam successfully pulls this off in just 83 pages is a literary tour de force that must…
From accomplished blogger, Martin Jumbam comes an exhilarating yet forlorn diary of a Madrid-based African student that captures the challenges of loneliness, homesickness and especially the indifference, if not outright hostility of his host country.
From accomplished blogger, Martin Jumbam comes an exhilarating yet forlorn diary of a Madrid-based African student that captures the challenges of loneliness, homesickness and especially the indifference, if not outright hostility of his host country.
When the lovebirds, Demas and Natasha go for an HIV test in a renowned hospital before concretizing their engagement plans, little do they know that things may spiral for the worse.
Read our interview with award-winning author, poet and playwright, Ba’bila Mutia.
By BILL MORRIS, February 15, 2011 Culled from The Millions 1.
To blurb or not to blurb? This seemingly innocent question was put to me for the first time a couple of weeks ago when a paperback review copy of a non-fiction book arrived in my mailbox. I knew it was coming. The author, Earl Swift, is a former newspaper colleague…
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