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
Days Come and Go
The Old Man and the Medal
Mission to Kala
The Blunder
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Volume 70) (Ohio RIS Africa Series)
Mount Pleasant
Nevada Lowball by Antonio NicassioThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fictitious Africa
563 books — 319 voters

Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiAya by Marguerite AbouetNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Tour d'Afrique
71 books — 21 voters
The Last Twilight by Marjorie M. LiuWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerTimeless by Gail CarrigerSerpent's Kiss by Thea HarrisonEternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Paranormal Romance Set in Africa
23 books — 11 voters


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

Non-violent resistance supposes that the almighty enemy, at the very least, considers you to be a human being, capable of logically arguing why you disagree. It supposes that this enemy is ready to hear your demands and find common ground. Yes, Bamileke maquisards took up arms! But did they have a choice? Colonial masters feigned departure, but their cruel puppets continue to safeguard their interests through murder. We were cheated. Our struggle has been used to different ends. And, you will se ...more
Hemley Boum, Days Come and Go

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