Cameroon

Books in this genre are set in or about Cameroon.

Behold the Dreamers
How Beautiful We Were
Houseboy
Les impatientes
The Poor Christ of Bomba
Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories
La Saison de l'ombre
These Letters End in Tears
A Long Way from Douala
Mission to Kala
The Old Man and the Medal
Days Come and Go
The Blunder
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Volume 70) (Ohio RIS Africa Series)
A Zoo in My Luggage

Most of all I want to say to him: "You know, my very own Roger Milla, I love you so-so much." Exactly that, spoken like that, calmy, clearly, in such a way that he won't doubt my sincerity. But I say nothing. It's not done, that kind of declaration between brothers. At least not like that. ...more
Max Lobe, A Long Way from Douala

Tim Harford
We still don't have a good word to describe what is missing in Cameroon, indeed in poor countries across the world. But we are starting to understand what it is. Some people call it 'social capital, or maybe 'trust'. Others call it 'the rule of law', or 'institutions'. But these are just labels. The problem is that Cameroon, like other poor countries, is a topsy-turvy world in which it's in most people's interest to take action that directly or indirectly damages everyone else. ...more
Tim Harford, The Undercover Economist

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