Namondo : (child of the water spirits) / Ntemfac Ofege.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ofege, Ntemfac.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, African--Fiction.

Mythology, African.

Cameroonian fiction (English).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chaos reigned in the firmament, until the ageless spirit Ovase Lova breathed and created dawn. Stars from his fingertips jewelled the heavens and newborn planets radiated throughout the vast universe. The river gods now dispatch Namondo, a liengu-la-nwanja or water spirit, to the land. The child of the water spirits, alongside her twin brother, has come to purge the land of an evil cult. Namondo uses her magic ring to accomplish her task, but disaster strikes. The fearsome ring of the water spirits must return to her son. Ntemfac Ofege weaves a tale combining yesterday and today, the living dead and the living, tradition and modernity, scoundrel and righteous deities. This mythological narrativeis rooted in that uproarious extravaganza called Africa - land of vicious serpents and elephant-doubles. Ripe with transfigurations and transformations, this novel promises to be a spirited and lingering read for all those who navigate multiple cultures, languages, times and geographies.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

Prologue

Part One - The Burial

1 - Requiem by the Muya RIver

2 - Night tryst for Marie-Claire

Part Two - The Coming of the Twins

3 - Mysterious birth in Muya

4 - Namondo and Lyonga

5 - The abode of njoku

6 - Lyonga and the Elephant-Double

7 - Awesome powers of a liengu-la-mwanja

8 - Nights of the liengu-la-mwanja

Parte Three - Enter the Nyongo

9 - First victims of a liengu-la-mwanja

10 - Mola Mafany consults a witchdoctor

11 - Battle of the Fiends

12 - Nyahma comes to Muya

13 - Gods at War

14 - The Making of the Nyongo

15 - The Coming of the Guardian

Part Four - Rage of the Nyongo

16 - The Secret Cults of Bello

17 - Duel of the Cults

18 - Death in the Morning

19 - More Blood the Nyongo

Part Five - End of a Killer Cult

20 - Death of the Guardian

21 - Lyonga and Marlyse

22 - Efasa Moto takes a Stand

23 - Muambo

24 - Tha Sacking of the Nyongo

Part Six - The Return Journey

25 - Journey of the Dead

26 - Encounter with a Monster-Serpent

27 - Rescued by a Pastor

Part Seven - The Living Dead

28 - A coffin on the Train

29 - Clash with the Living Dead

30 - Muambo claims the Magic Ring

Epilogue

Glossary.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9956-615-59-5

OCLC:

646835845