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Virtual Book Launch – Beads of Memory

Authors, Community, Events24 June 2021

Catch up on this scintillating virtual launch of Martin Jumbam’s “Beads of Memory” moderated by Gil Ndi-Shang. This launch also features live musical performances by Richard Kings and Jean Claude Kilo, critical reviews by Dibussi Tande and Irenaeus Chia and more…

A Review of Joyce Ash’s Beautiful Fire by Martin Jumbam

Book Reviews, Community, Events, Poetry, Videos25 April 2021

I thank Spears Media for giving me the opportunity to say a word or two on this award-winning book, Beautiful Fire. My presentation, which I intend to keep short and simple, is in two parts. In the first part, I talk about the author, not the traditional biodata (date of birth, schools attended, diplomas earned,…

Juliette Wangia’s Review of Beads of Memory

Book Reviews, Fiction5 December 2020

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.

A Thanksgiving Appraisal of Beads of Memory

Book Reviews, Fiction5 December 2020

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

Weaving Words

Book Reviews, Fiction5 December 2020

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.

A Celebration of Family and Friendship

Authors, Book Reviews, Books24 October 2020

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…

Beads of Memory Preview

Books, Fiction, Free Sample, Literature23 October 2020

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.

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Virtual Book Launch – Beads of Memory

A Review of Joyce Ash’s Beautiful Fire by Martin Jumbam

Juliette Wangia’s Review of Beads of Memory

A Thanksgiving Appraisal of Beads of Memory

Weaving Words

A Celebration of Family and Friendship

Beads of Memory Preview

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