A Long Way from Douala

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By Max Lobe

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ebook

Author

Max Lobe

Publisher

HopeRoad

Release

02 November 2021

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Fiction Literature LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)

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Important issues of violence, terrorism, homosexuality and migration feature in

  • A LONG WAY FROM DOULA
  • , the first publication in English of a work by Max LobĂ©, an important new voice in African writing. 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 YaoundĂ©, 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 of life and death are raised but the tone remains light and edgy.

    • Format

    ebook

    Author

    Max Lobe

    Publisher

    HopeRoad

    Release

    02 November 2021

    Share

    Subjects

    Fiction Literature LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
    A Long Way from Douala