L’aprèm’ du livre 2022N
Author: Line Kamite
Book Signing Date: 21-09-2022
| TITEL | Ma passion perdue (Novel) |
| ZUSAMMENFASSUNG | Binta is a lover of literature and philosophy. In form four (grade nine), she was one step away from achieving her wildest dreams – which is to study literature - and hoped to enrol in the arts series the following year. Unfortunately for her, her parents had other plans. They harboured greater ambition for her: to enrol her in a medical school so that her family would be ranked among the elite. After running out of ways to make her parents understand her, Binta’s high hopes were shattered... Ma passion perdue expounds on the issue of choosing a profession for passion vs. money in our society. Many parents do attempt to redeem broken dreams through their children. However, forcing your child into a particular profession kills genius, destroys dreams, shatters passion and condemns the child to a mundane existence. |
| ÜBER DIE AUTORIN | Line Kamite is a scriptwriter and teacher, who is currently doing a Master’s Degree in Materials Chemistry at the University of Douala |
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Book Title: Pour que l’Afrique décolle (Essay)
Author: Davy Gaël DJOMENI
Book Signing Date: 20-07-2022
Author: Davy Gaël DJOMENI
Book Signing Date: 20-07-2022
| TITLE | Pour que l’Afrique décolle (Essay) |
| SUMMARY | From time immemorial, Africa has been awakened to the realities of its haunted past; A depraved and touching history which, even today, Africa is yet to give a wide berth to the overwhelming scuffles and demons. A history that is both murky and moving, that captures and exhilarates our consciences, although, deep down in our troubled souls, we long to turn a new leaf, cross over to the other shore, where there is a myriad of brighter and more refreshing colours. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Djomeni Davy Gaël is an energetic and versatile young Cameroonian. He is an academic, a PhD student in management science, an entrepreneur and a writer. As he himself points out, he only indulges in what he loves and is passionate about; and in this case, literature is his first love. Davy has an unbounded passion and fondness for Africa; the continent where he was born. Barely in his thirties, he already has a track record of literary publications to his name, the most recent of which is the Essay, titled, Pour que l’Afrique décolle. This Essay is one of the award-winning essays published by Seguima Publishing as part of its call for essays for 2021. And even so, Davy's wild imagination, flute-like pen and relentless desire to contribute his own quota: he still strongly denounces the ills plaguing his country and his continent. |
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Author: Jean-Marie BOLLO
Book Signing Date: 25-05-2022
| TITLE | Le taureau par la corne SUIVI DE la farce de monsieur Kazernet (Drama) |
| SUMMARY | The end of Essingan's fifth term at the helm of the Emvom Development Committee affords the opportunity to the young and ambitious “Iron Lady” to vie for the position to succeed her "father-in-law”. This female candidate met with fierce opposition from the incumbent and other custodians of tradition. Intimidated and discouraged by her detractors, who regarded her candidacy as a direct affront to the "naturally established" order – which holds that a woman's urine cannot go beyond a tree trunk. However, the Iron Lady did not give up. Firmly committed to her ambition, she wondered how she was going to win the elections and fulfil her dream of having a gender-inclusive management system. You can only find out by attending this book signing event. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Bollo Jean-Marie was born at Ekiémbié2, a small village located in the Mefou and Afamba Division (Centre Region of Cameroon). He holds a degree in Performing Arts and Film Studies from the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon. |
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Book Title: Sœurs de cœur (Novel)
Author: Pam Djem
Book Signing Date: 15-06-2022
Author: Pam Djem
Book Signing Date: 15-06-2022
| TITLE | Sœurs de cœur (Novel) |
| SUMMARY | The novel recounts the friendship between 4 (four) young women in the city of Douala in the year 2011. Fred, Gigi, Noemie and Emma, each have her unique personality, experience and dreams. We are exposed to their struggle for self-fulfilment as the story unfolds. They face numerous obstacles on the way, many of which were within. However, they could bank on the strong existing bond to see them through. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Banimbeck is a Cameroonian who has been passionate about reading and writing since childhood. She started writing stories at a tender age, but it wasn't until she was 20 that she decided to make a living out of writing. In 2007, at 20 years old, she won the first prize in the “Planète Jeunes-RFI” Short Story Awards, sponsored by Florent Couo-Zotti. In 2013, she published the novel Une proposition surprenante, under the pseudonym Gabrielle Kay, with HQN Romance. This novel will become one of the first to launch the HQN French Book series, the French branch of Harlequin Enterprises. Nonetheless, Une proposition surpranante will only be released as an ebook. In 2011, she started writing the script for the play “Le lion Noir Banen”, which was based on the book by Richard Baheki. The play was performed at the Centre culturel français in Douala and at the Goethe Institute in Yaounde. In 2021, the first volume in her novel series, Sœurs de cœur was published by Ébène Publishing. |
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Author: Ernest VEYU and Daisy Barro
Book Signing Date: 03-08-2022
| TITLE | Also on Campus (Roman) |
| SUMMARY | Also on Campus is a beautiful piece of writing with a startling creative style. The authors develop the plot on social media exchanges between two characters, involving a whole lot of people, situations and 21st century realities. They explore sensitive emotional situations, which thrive at the margins of morality. Also on Campus plunges into the secret places of the human soul. It is the story of a female University student and a male professor in love with each other. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Ernest L. VEYU specializes in, and teaches British Literature, alongside Postcolonial Studies as a minor, in the same university. He has published a good number of articles in national and international journals in these domains and is actively involved in research in his institution and beyond. Daisy M. BARRO obtained a B.A in Bilingual Studies (English/French) from the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. She represents Travel & Business News as its Bilingual Executive/Chief Aviation Correspondent, and has extensively published articles for the media house in that capacity |
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Book Title: Les grandes décisions de la jurisprudence africaine des droits de l’homme (Essay)
Author: Pencrace Bebga and Frédéric Foka
Book Signing Date: 07-12-2022
| TITLE | Les grandes décisions de la jurisprudence africaine des droits de l’homme (Essay) |
| SUMMARY | Les grandes décisions de la jurisprudence africaine des droits de l’homme is an essay which, for its first publication, falls in line with the prestigious tradition of the Landmark Judgements (civil, criminal, administrative, banking, etc.). The book offers students, legal practitioners and the general public access to a myriad of the most major decisions that have buttressed African case law on the protection of human and peoples' rights over the years. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Pencrace Bebga holds a Master's Degree in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action. He is the Executive Secretary of the Centre de recherche en paix, environnement et gouvernance (CREPEG). His works focus on human rights law in Africa, as well as on children’s and women's rights. He participated in carrying out several studies for Civil Society Organisations. He is currently writing a thesis on the topic: Règle de l’épuisement des voies de recours internes dans le contentieux international des droits de l’enfant, at the Catholic University of Central Africa. |
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Book Title: Mirage (Novel)
Author: Max ASSOMO
Book Signing Date: 19-10-2022
| TITLE | Mirage (Novel) |
| SUMMARY | What do we actually miss out on once we leave our home country in search of greener pastures? A boring day-to-day existence, a bleak future... and a postcard, like a somewhat promise. Vìán decides to leave his family and village, his hometown and Cameroon, in search of security and dignity he believes to have lost. Along the way, he will not only encounter many hurdles, hope and friendship, but also betrayal, pain and will struggle for survival. Is he going to find that happiness he has longed-for at foot of the Eiffel Tower? Is Vìán ready to face up to the realities of life? In this novel, Max Assomo recounts both the quest of young people, their hopes and delusions in an ever-changing continent where there is growing consciousness, and also the internal struggles of a man who, by coming to terms with life, learns to become the master of his own destiny. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Max Assomo holds a MA in Sociology and a MSc in Project Management from the University of Lorraine, Nancy, France. He won the My Erasmus SPC experience in 2012 and the Prix spécial Henry Thomas 2008 for his short story Le Clandestin. Mirage is his first novel. |
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Book Title: Djoulaï (Novel)
Author: Mforain Mouassie SoilihouBook Signing Date: 06-07-2022
| TITLE | Djoulaï (Novel) |
| SUMMARY | Djoulaï’s story is one fraught with incredible pain and conviction! A young girl is forced by her father to quit school, to be married off against her will: her ordeal begins! A moment of grief drives her into a dark rage when she sees her sister die from complications during childbirth because of her young age. Under the complicit gaze of a family deeply entrenched in prejudice and superstition, resistant to any attempt at change, Djoulaï fights against a phallocratic society where the weight of tradition is "omnipresent” and oppressive. What will be the outcome of this battle, which could be likened to that of David and Goliath? Take part in this book signing and to share your personal the wealth with the author and explore possible solutions for overcoming the scourges that undermine the role of women. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Born in 1986 in Cameroon, the author holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Lyon 3, obtained at IRIC. Being a fervent advocate of young people's leadership and given his participation in world affairs, he has vast experience in working with associations on a broad-range of youth-related issues. His commitment to equal opportunities for men and women inspired him to become an activist for the Africa UNiTE Campaign to end violence against women, a continental initiative launched in Africa by the UN Secretary-General and the President of the African Union. |
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Book Title: Urgence de l’éducation au développement et rôle de l’artiste écrivain
Suivi de Cultural and Ethical Education through Literary
Author: Fokou Leonard
Book Signing Date: 16-11-2022
| TITLE | Urgence de l’éducation au développement et rôle de l’artiste écrivain SUIVI DE Cultural and Ethical Education through Literary Art |
| SUMMARY | There are two books in one. The first one analyses development issues in Africa and examines the need for a development education approach in an attempt to solve the above-mentioned issues. The second story highlights the relation between cultural and moral education against the backdrop of our ailing cultures and moral depravity. It also demonstrates the key role writers play, or can play as educators in such a society. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | FOKOU Léonard was born on 3 June 1983 in Mbouda, where he completed his primary education from Class one to Class six (grade one to six) at the Babete Public Primary School, before dropping out for lack of funds. After working hard for six years to raise some money, he resumed his studies in 2002, and started directly in Form Four (Ninth grade), German Language option at the Aloys Tapiemene Secondary School in Mbouda . A few months prior to his admission into secondary school, he had succeeded in the CEPE exam (equivalent of Common Entrance Examination) as an external candidate at the above-mentioned primary school. He continued his studies at Aloys Secondary School where he obtained his Baccalauréat A4 series with German in 2006. He then studied Bilingual Letters (French and English) at the Yaounde Higher Teacher Training College (ENS), University of Yaounde and the Higher Teacher Training College, ENS Bambili, Bamenda. He also obtained a Master's Degree in Language Sciences, Literature and Culture. He obtained his MA at the University of Dschang, where he also started his PhD before suspending it. He is currently an English and French teacher and Senior Discipline Master at the Bilingual High School, Bafoussam. He has authored eight books, 3 in English and 5 in French. His ninth and tenth books would be published subsequently. He is married and a father of six children. |