| The Other Side of Fifty and Rays of Lamentation Contributor(s): Mbuh, Mbuh Tennu (Author) |
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ISBN: 9956790044 ISBN-13: 9789956790043 Publisher: Langaa RPCID OUR PRICE: $30.31 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | African |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5" W x 8" (0.18 lbs) 84 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection dissects post-independence Cameroon as a representative postcolonial junction. The history that assists in the writing of the poems is a necessary background to understand the dislocated vision of an erstwhile independent territory. After a patriotic pastime of sweeping every bit of rubbish under the carpet of national unity for over fifty years, the collection summons us to introspect on the consequences of feeding and living on a national lie. It is only after such reflection that, hopefully, remedial gestures can offer 'new dreams on the dawn of new sleep'. |