The disillusioned African /
Nyamnjoh, Francis B., 1961-
The disillusioned African / Francis B. Nyamnjoh. - 2nd ed. - Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon : Langaa Research and Pub. Common Initiative Group, 2007. - 1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages)
Cover; Copyright Page; Author's Biographical Note; Contents; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PART ONE; PART TWO; PART THREE; PART FOUR; PART FIVE; Back cover
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This humorous tale of the na?ve and curious African student-cum-philosopher wandering between North and South, the rural and the urban, has been in gestation for a period of nearly two decades. With allusion to traditions of the philosophical novel and the picaresque, Nyamnjoh's protagonist travels from his African village to the sharply divided and socially cruel world of 1980s Britain. By casting aside his disillusion and the traps of servitude and victimhood, The Disillusioned African reveals his creative potential for curiosity and adventure. He brings a bird's eye view, always affectionate, gently mocking, to the cultural idiosyncrasies of the new world he encounters, which throws his own African culture, politics and socio-economic realities into light relief. Praise for The Disillusioned African 'Whatever the imagined future for Africa, this courageous book will certainly provide, for both its foreign readers and the young generation of Cameroonians, a provocative insight into the complex web of despair, frustration, paradox and hope . on the eve of the 21st century.' - Louise Cuming, Catholic University of Central Africa 'In his characteristically humorous style, Nyamnjoh portrays the various social ills in society and castigates the political elite he holds largely responsible.' - Piet Konings, African Studies Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. 'Francis Nyamnjoh . has a particular way of saying very serious things in the most unserious manner. He entertains, and in the process he moralises, he teaches, he gives you lessons. learning experience and philosophy to give you a view of the dilemma of the African.' - Sammy Beban Chumbow, Professor of Linguistics, University of Yaounde I.
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2010.
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English.
9956615552 9789956615551 9789956716357 (electronic bk.) 9956716359 (electronic bk.) 9956558028 9789956558025 1283198223 9781283198226 9956716235 9789956716234 9786613198228 6613198226
Africans--England--Fiction.
Africains--Angleterre--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION--General.
Africans.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
Cameroon--Fiction.
Afrique subsaharienne--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Angleterre--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cameroon.
England.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Fiction.
PR9372.9.N9 / D57 2007eb
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The disillusioned African / Francis B. Nyamnjoh. - 2nd ed. - Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon : Langaa Research and Pub. Common Initiative Group, 2007. - 1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages)
Cover; Copyright Page; Author's Biographical Note; Contents; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PART ONE; PART TWO; PART THREE; PART FOUR; PART FIVE; Back cover
Use copy
This humorous tale of the na?ve and curious African student-cum-philosopher wandering between North and South, the rural and the urban, has been in gestation for a period of nearly two decades. With allusion to traditions of the philosophical novel and the picaresque, Nyamnjoh's protagonist travels from his African village to the sharply divided and socially cruel world of 1980s Britain. By casting aside his disillusion and the traps of servitude and victimhood, The Disillusioned African reveals his creative potential for curiosity and adventure. He brings a bird's eye view, always affectionate, gently mocking, to the cultural idiosyncrasies of the new world he encounters, which throws his own African culture, politics and socio-economic realities into light relief. Praise for The Disillusioned African 'Whatever the imagined future for Africa, this courageous book will certainly provide, for both its foreign readers and the young generation of Cameroonians, a provocative insight into the complex web of despair, frustration, paradox and hope . on the eve of the 21st century.' - Louise Cuming, Catholic University of Central Africa 'In his characteristically humorous style, Nyamnjoh portrays the various social ills in society and castigates the political elite he holds largely responsible.' - Piet Konings, African Studies Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. 'Francis Nyamnjoh . has a particular way of saying very serious things in the most unserious manner. He entertains, and in the process he moralises, he teaches, he gives you lessons. learning experience and philosophy to give you a view of the dilemma of the African.' - Sammy Beban Chumbow, Professor of Linguistics, University of Yaounde I.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9956615552 9789956615551 9789956716357 (electronic bk.) 9956716359 (electronic bk.) 9956558028 9789956558025 1283198223 9781283198226 9956716235 9789956716234 9786613198228 6613198226
Africans--England--Fiction.
Africains--Angleterre--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION--General.
Africans.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
Cameroon--Fiction.
Afrique subsaharienne--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Angleterre--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cameroon.
England.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Fiction.
PR9372.9.N9 / D57 2007eb
823