Dec 1, 2023
LGBTQ and Cameroonian: Vagabon, Max Lobe, Sophie Duker and Luis Mba
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LGBTQ and Cameroonian: Vagabon, Max Lobe, Sophie Duker and Luis Mba
🇨🇲 Cameroon
Region: West Africa
A Long Way from Douala
Author: Max Lobe
202 pages, published 2021
Original language: French
Native author? Yes
Age: Teen-Adult
Blurb:
Bursting with local color, this hilarious, heartwarming coming-of-age tale follows two friends on a raucous journey across Cameroon as they grapple with grief, sexuality, and dreams of leaving. After their father’s sudden death, Jean’s older brother Roger decides he’s had enough of their abusive mother and their city. He runs away to try his luck crossing illegally into Europe, in the hope of becoming a soccer star abroad. When no news of him reaches the family, and the police declare that finding some feckless brat isn’t worth their time, Jean feels he has to act. Aiming to catch up with Roger before he gets to the Nigerian border, Jean enlists the help of the older Simon, a close neighborhood friend, and the two set out on the road. Through a series of joyful, sparky vignettes, Cameroon life is revealed in all its ups and downs. Max Lobe insightfully touches on grave, complex issues, such as the violence Boko Haram has inflicted on the region, yet still recounts events with remarkable humor and levity.
Other reps: #lgbt
Genres: #travel #family #friendship
My thoughts:
The blurb claims it to be hilarious and raucous, and it also seems to be LGBTQA of some kind.
Review to come.
Link to buy
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Max Lobe (1986) was born in Douala, Cameroon, and now lives in Switzerland. His first novel, 39 Rue de Berne, which portrays a gay man was awarded with the 2014 Prix du Roman des Romands. Lobes writing often focus on issues such as illegal immigration, sexual identities in traditional societies and postcolonial theory. In Lobe’s native country Cameroon homosexuality is considered illegal and could give up to five years in prison.
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