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 tra...

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1. Verfasser:	Nyamnjoh, Francis B., 1961-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon : Langaa Research and Pub. Common Initiative Group, 2007.
Ausgabe:	2nd ed.
Schlagworte:	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 Fiction
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages)
Format:	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.
ISBN:	9956615552 9789956615551 9789956716357 9956716359 9956558028 9789956558025 1283198223 9781283198226 9956716235 9789956716234 9786613198228 6613198226