The Absurd and the Cameroonian Tragedy at Decolonization : The Writings of Emmanuel Fru Doh / Hart Fishkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fishkin, Hart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decolonization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa RPCIG Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group, [2022]

Summary:

The Cameroons is in the grips of a perpetual tailspin. The confusion and lack of clarity in the nation threaten everyone's sanity. The Absurd and the Cameroonian Tragedy at Decolonization dissects these ills and tries to isolate what has caused them: emotional bankruptcy. Family life cannot survive in such an environment; which has been split down the middle since 1961. Political reality and slipshod behavior underlie the dystopian snare in which British Southern Cameroons finds itself within La RÈpublique du Cameroun. Doh's narrative points to confusion and La RÈpublique du Cameroun's bad faith dealings with British Southern Cameroons. This orphan in the storm quality extends to a far reach with The Absurd... looking at the storm clouds that create such misery. Doh's characters have no control in a Francophone majority dominated world. This helplessness creates emotional stress and a severe breakdown requiring professional help. The social, political, and economic deficits are consequences of colonialism and the complicity of Francophone abettors of imperial exploitation. Africa is a marionette dancing on someone else's string. This book looks at theft, and the way in which kleptocracy at the governmental level has ripped the heart, spirit, and energy out of The Cameroons and shows how Doh's literature deals with the inability to count on anything and or observe a direct connection between the cause and the effect. Despite the negativity that permeates Doh's literature, he views The Cameroons as resilient.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

About the Author

About the Book

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter I: An Interview with Emmanuel Fru Doh the Writer

Chapter II: Postcolonial Africa: A Right to Stability

Chapter III: Sacrificing Personal Happiness for Economic Survival

Chapter IV: The Plight of the Woman

Chapter V: God Stress the Child

Chapter VI: A Culture of Waste

Chapter VII: Hope In Spite of Chaos

Conclusion

Works Cited

Index.

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Print version: Fishkin, Hart The Absurd and the Cameroonian Tragedy at Decolonization

ISBN:

9789956553860

9956553867