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- In the Shadow of my Country
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: LANGAA RPCIG
summary
Growing up almost simultaneously with the independent Cameroon nation, it takes Tipoung'he a long time together with challenging experiences to realise that he has all along been living in the shadow of his country. His epic story is representative of the many whose untold stories are caught in the schematic confusion of independence, in which self-knowledge must rally back finally from the lethargic ideals of the Nation and the Patriot in a redeeming instance of identity. The story mirrors the growth of the hero as he gets used to his ever shifting environment. The complexity of experience, the burden of knowledge, and how to express these, confront Tipoung'he with prescriptive arrogance, and the more he gets entangled in the authoritative and patriotic mesh, the more he becomes aware of the need to withdraw from their osmotic consciousness. The moment of withdrawal, which coincides with self-knowledge, is a personal and symbolic rebirth.
Table of Contents
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- Chapter Two: The Shoot from Aghem
- pp. 31-44
- Chapter Three: Where the Light Shone
- pp. 45-98
- Chapter Four: Ache Head Sons of Mulafako
- pp. 99-118
- Chapter Five: Bitter Seeds of Faith
- pp. 119-128
- Chapter Six: The Strike
- pp. 129-158
- Chapter Seven: Farewell, Matajem
- pp. 159-170
- Chapter Eight: Vanity Fair
- pp. 171-178
- Chapter Nine: Zakia’s Transmutation
- pp. 179-188
- Chapter Ten: City of Seven Hills
- pp. 189-196
- Chapter Twelve: Feuding Pedagogues
- pp. 205-212
- Chapter Thirteen: Eclipse Beyond the Grove
- pp. 213-224
- Chapter Fourteen: Tiny Beads of Inspiration
- pp. 225-246
- Chapter Sixteen Voices of the Inquisition
- pp. 271-288
- Chapter Seventeen The Bait and a Noose
- pp. 289-304
Additional Information
ISBN
9789956715800
Related ISBN(s)
9789956558223
MARC Record
OCLC
776203700
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No