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
Days Come and Go
The Old Man and the Medal
The Blunder
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Volume 70) (Ohio RIS Africa Series)
A Zoo in My Luggage
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
551 books — 270 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeNo Longer at Ease by Chinua AchebeSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihA Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oThe River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
African Writers Series
239 books — 63 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
22 books — 11 voters
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreAnywhen by Beth DukeBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Civil War, Vol. 1 by Shelby FooteThe Unvanquished by Patrick K. O'Donnell
War History Non Fiction
9 books — 2 voters


I wish I could write their individual stories in the book of our lives with indelible ink, because we cannot compel the world to share our affliction, but we still have the duty to honour our dead. Tina said it: all it takes is for one person, just one, to burst into grief for the others to take up the song of mourning. That is our mission. That is our duty as survivors. We are all survivors in this country, to varying degrees. To survivors, the Lord, in His languid Mercy, grants unending years ...more
Hemley Boum, Days Come and Go

Léonora Miano
The shadow drives communities to conflict, pushes people to flee their native lands. Once time will have gone by and moons will have followed on moons, who will retain the memory of all these displacements? In Bebayedi, yet-unborn generations will learn that their ancestors had to run away to save themselves from predators. They will learn why these huts are built over streams. They will be told: Madness took hold of the world but some people refused to live in darkness. You are the descendants ...more
Léonora Miano

More quotes...
Silent World — A discussion group A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent …more
1,619 members, last active 1 days ago
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
25,053 members, last active 1 days ago
Great African Reads Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discuss…more
4,205 members, last active 1 days ago