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A long way from Douala / Max Lobé ; translated by Ros Schwartz.
Van Pelt Library PQ2712.O22 L6513 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lobe, Max, 1986- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Loin de Douala. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Boko Haram--Fiction.
- Boko Haram.
- Fathers--Death--Fiction.
- Fathers.
- Fathers--Death.
- Manners and customs.
- Cameroon.
- Dysfunctional families--Fiction.
- Dysfunctional families.
- Violence--Fiction.
- Violence.
- Cameroon--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Road fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 187 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Small Axes, an imprint of HopeRoad, 2020.
- Summary:
- "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."--Publisher.
- Notes:
- Translated from the French.
- First published as Loin de Douala, Editions Zoe 2018.
- ISBN:
- 9781913109011
- 1913109011
- OCLC:
- 1236399797
- Publisher Number:
- 99987025410
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