A LONG WAY FROM DOUALA

Two brothers set out on a journey from Douala to the far north of the Cameroon to find their brother who is on his way to Europe via traffickers in search of fame as a footballer.

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 Lobé, 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 Yaoundé, 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.

• | Author: Max Lobe, Ros Schwartz
• | Publisher: HopeRoad Publishing Ltd
• | Publication Date: Feb 25, 2021
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781913109011
• | ISBN-10: 1913109011