When the Plums Are Ripe
Cameroon Trilogy · Book 2Description
In this lyrically charged novel, Patrice Nganang plunges readers into the heart of Cameroon during World War II, a nation caught between warring empires and its own burgeoning nationalism. The story unfolds through the eyes of the poet Pouka, whose reflections on plum season evoke the profound violence and complex allegiances of his country's forced entry into the global conflict. Nganang masterfully weaves together Pouka's personal narrative with the historical sweep of General Leclerc's campaigns in North Africa, challenging colonial perspectives and recentering African voices in the grand narrative of history. This is a brilliantly crafted, politically resonant epic that interrogates the legacies of colonialism, language, and power.
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paperback
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2019
352 pages
ISBN: 9780374719302
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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