L’aprèm’ du livre 2023
Book Title: Mont Cameroun : entre mythes et réalités
Author: Evelyne Rosaline Ngono
Book Signing Date: 08-02-2023
Author: Evelyne Rosaline Ngono
Book Signing Date: 08-02-2023
| TITEL | Mont Cameroun : entre mythes et réalités |
| ZUSAMMENFASSUNG | The book titled: Mont Cameroun : entre mythes et réalités, is a vivid and captivating depiction of the natural, mystical and even mythical symbols and values of the "Chariot of the Gods", with the aim of piquing the reader's curiosity and arousing their desire to pay a visit. This massif, inevitably identified as a unique part of Cameroon's national heritage, is worth exhibiting, being recognised and promoted. |
| ÜBER DIE AUTORIN | Evelyne Ngono à Ribama is a journalist and reporter. She a graduate and valedictorian of the 11th batch of journalists at the Training Centre for the Union of National Radio and Television Organizations of Africa (URTNA) in Burkina Faso. She was awarded the CNN African Journalist of the Year Award, under the Tourism category, in 2008, in Accra, Ghana and the 1st SYAPRO Award in 2009, Burkina Faso. She is currently working on her PhD thesis in communication. |
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Author: Gilles Martial LAMENU TEDJOU
Book Signing Date: 08-03-2023
| TITLE | Aveuglée - La ruine de Mandy (Novel) |
| SUMMARY | Aveuglée - La ruine de Mandy is the melodramatic story of a forbidden love affair between a talented young athlete and her coach. A romance that will propel them both to the pinnacle of stardom, and then lead to their downfall after they discover Mandy is pregnant and subsequently loses the pregnancy. This novel underscores the generational conflict between the two protagonists, as well as the manipulation of the 16-year-old athlete by her coach. It also allows us to delve into the heart of a court case that will uncover issues related to social pressure, uninvolved parenting and, above all, the frailty and fears of a young teenager whose life will be turned upside down. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | LAMENU TEDJOU was born in 1982 in the town of Foumban, Noun Division, West region, Cameroon. After completing his secondary education in languages and literature, he enrolled in Performing Arts and Film Studies (2003) in the university, where he obtained a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree, before starting his PhD studies. The courses he taught in the above-mentioned field and the film production projects he conducted will gradually pave the way for his literary career. Two key factors prompted him to resolutely steer clear of this course: firstly, the “Third World” – except you have the backing of 'developed countries', you have absolutely no way of producing films; secondly, literature is the lifeblood of cinema and cinema can only be sustained and boosted if it is based on a perspectivism literature. The medium-term goal was to have an adaptation of this novel in order to enable a widespread dissemination and for it to have a greater impact. LAMENU TEDJOU has several other novels, essays and practical guides that he hopes to publish in 2023. |
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Author: Rick Assyla
Book Signing Date: 12-04-2023
| TITLE | À la Mère Patrie (POESIE)! |
| SUMMARY | À la Mère Patrie is a collection of poems based on the author's travels around Cameroon. The book encourages readers to explore the splendour of Cameroon and discover its many challenges. The poems explores the major themes of today's society, such as love, cohesion and peace, as well as hatred, violence and war. The themes explored in this book include:
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| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Rick Assyla is a young poet and writer who devoted his prose to understanding Love, Man, Nature and Life. Hailing from the dense equatorial forest in the East Region of Cameroon, his writing is engaging, thought-provoking and creative, all rolled into one. Being a poet to the core, he won the 1st Regional Poetry Prize in East Cameroon in 2011 with his poem “Tradition et Modernité” (Tradition and Modernity). In 2019, he won the 8th Poetry Prize in the Concours national littéraire Jeunes Auteurs with his poem "Chants du Cygne". He is also the author of several unpublished typescripts. In addition to writing, which is second nature to him, Rick Assyla employs rhetoric with ease in most of his works. He is currently a Senior Youth and Action Councillor in the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education, Cameroon, and an active member of several literary and cultural movements. Published in 2021, À la Mère Patrie is his first book. |
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Author: Moustapha Zourmba
Book Signing Date: 10-05-2023
| TITLE | Entre tribu et nation - Cubki anndal (NOVEL) |
| SUMMARY | The book is about a land, Yakam, plagued by a conflict between the minority tribe, the Handals, and the dominant and ruling tribe, the Sembés. It was then that Ismaël, the product of a forbidden relationship between his mother, the beautiful Naya (a poor housewife from the Handal tribe and housekeeper at the Presidency), and his father, President Douma Djibril (a defender of the superiority of the Sembés, the tribe to which he belongs), decided to venture into politics to fight this injustice and restore a nation void of tribalism. There is a dramatic turn of events when Naya, who had been unjustly kicked out of the Presidency, dies. The taboo is shattered and the cat is let out of the bag, as father and son discover they are related by blood. The Head of State then invites Ismaël, his only son, who has become a famous journalist and the main opposition to the system, to join the Sembé tribe in order to guarantee his accession at the helm of the State. From then on, the young man is faced with the dilemma of whether to be at the service of his father’s tribe only or continue his fight to eradicate the scourge of tribalism in the interest of the nation as a whole. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Moustapha Zourmba was born on 3 March 1997 in Ngaoundere, the Adamaoua Region of Cameroon. He is a research student at the University of Ngaoundere. He is a holder of a Master's Degree in General Private Law and a professional Master's Degree in Business Law. He became a UNESCO Young Ambassador for Peace in December 2019, and is very active in several youth associations. |
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Author: Dongmo Yémélé Rosine
Book Signing Date: 14-06-2023
| TITLE | Mon enfant, ma vie (Essay) |
| SUMMARY | The book explores early childhood, shedding light on children’s needs and expectations, as well as the challenges involved in their personality and cognitive development. The aim here is to unlock the secrets of an effective communication with children and develop a harmonious living environment conducive for children’s peaceful upbringing. It is a guide which allows for better understanding of children, thereby making their upbringing easier. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Rosine Yémélé is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Human Resource Management. She boasts over 6 years of professional experience as an assistant psychologist, school psychologist and management consultant. Since the publication of this book, she has been serving as a freelance consultant on issues relating to the well-being and development of children and families. |
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Author: Joseph Mbarga
Book Signing Date: 12-07-2023
| TITLE | Derrière le sourire du masque (Novel) |
| SUMMARY | Daniel Mola is a creative director at a renowned communications agency in Yaounde. When his career took a turn for the worse, he resigned and became a freelance web editor. It is against this backdrop that his former university professor, Mr Bongando, now the traditional Chief of the Babonas, a small kingdom located on an island off the coast of Douala, contacted him to work on a website. In order to support him in his task, Mola enlists the help of Halima Alima, a resourceful web developer who is always ready to find novel solutions to the most complex of problems. As time went by, Mola and Alima will soon discover clues about a mysterious organisation involved in a vast, multi-stakeholder trafficking in works of art. They were faced with a choice: either to fight for the Babona community or allow an international organisation of vicious smugglers tap vital resources. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Joseph Mbarga grew up in Yaounde. He developed a passion for literature and writing as early as secondary school such that he was among the winners of a short story competition organised by his school. During his university studies at Yaounde II - Soa, he published short stories in literary journals, such as, Écrire Magazine and Cameroon Tribune, the daily newspaper in Cameroon. He then worked for some fifteen years in several advertising agencies in Douala, then in a multinational company in Cameroon and France. It is only in 2014 that he started writing again, when he published a collection of short stories titled: La faim ne justifie pas les moyens. This was followed by Le vieil homme est amer et autres amertumes in 2015. Then Qui veut la peau des gorilles ? in 2018 was published by Proximité Publishing. In November 2021 the thriller, Derrière le sourire du masque (Behind the Smile of the Mask) was published. It focused on the prevailing issue of preserving and returning African treasures scattered the world over. |
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Author: Aba Angue Ondua
Book Signing Date: 09-08-2023
| TITLE | La Constitution du Cameroun en langue ewondo |
| SUMMARY | The book presents the vast cultural diversity of Ewondo as a language able to express, convey and explain the rule of law. The book calls for greater commitment on the part of the State, above and beyond ongoing efforts on the educational front geared at supporting family units in practising the oral and written forms of Ewondo. In addition, the author recommends that the State support regional authorities – regions and councils – to safeguard our national languages and contribute to their development. During the book signing, we will discuss, inter alia, ways on how to enrich and develop the Ewondo legal vocabulary, with particular emphasis on the legislative, executive and judicial powers. Anyone can contribute towards further enriching this work by proposing translations or variants so that the supreme law of our country may be readily available to all Cameroonians, especially to those with little or no mastery of either English or French. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Aba Angue Ondua is currently doing a PhD in Law at the University of Douala. He is equally a holder of a Master's Degree in translation and a Master's Degree in International and European Public Law. |
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Book Title: Revers (Drama)
Author: finanou dadjéodi hélèneBook Signing Date: 13-09-2023
| TITLE | Revers |
| SUMMARY | Revers is the story of a young apprentice mechanic who, from the depths of his prison cell, recalls three years later, the tragic circumstances that led to his arrest and arraignment. The play is a monodrama which recounts the inner thoughts of a desperate, disillusioned, outraged man, who is ready to do anything to regain his peace and freedom. Revers is also a foray into African tradition, particularly the mystery of onomastics. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Nadale Fidine is the pen name of Finanou Dadjeodi Hélène, who hails from Doukoula Kar-Hay in the Far North region of Cameroon. She holds a DIPES II (Secondary School Teacher Grade II Diploma) from the Yaounde Higher Teacher Training College, ENS. She majored in Contemporary French literature. She resides in Maroua, where she works as a teacher and bursar at the Bilingual High School of Domayo, Maroua, and runs a literary café dubbed “Rad Art” in partnership with Bibliothèque Radel. Her love of literature stems from her exposure to books and literary works of French-speaking authors, which she discovered during her early childhood. In 2018, she published two books with Auteurs Pluriel Publishing, namely: Bouillon de thèses, a play, and Pensées-éclairs, a collection of poems. She met Vangdar Dorsouma, a playwright at the Salon de l'écrivain in Maroua. Dorsouma invited her to N'djamena, Chad, where she met various playwrights, including Mariam Mayoumbila and Mahamat Nour, and her passion for theatre began to blossom. The performance of the monodrama Longue est la route de Vangdar inspired her to try her hand at this sub-genre. |
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Author: Serthy Ayissi
Book Signing Date: 11-10-2023
| TITLE | Le sort des hiboux boiteux (Fantasy) |
| SUMMARY | The young hero of the story, Abenem (which means "wicked heart" in Ewondo), is a 17 -year-old final year secondary school student who is initiated into witchcraft one night in a dream. He then found out that, for generations, despite the fact that his village is very poor, it is swarming with witches and wizards with extraordinary powers. The day he discovers the truth about the roots of the Nkol-Ewodo natives and his father's unjust sentence, he decides to rise up against them. He made use of his exceptional spiritual abilities to lift his village out of abject poverty. So, he changed his name from "Abenem", which made him commit evil, to "Abe", which signifies "guide". All these changes would seal the fate of the teenager, who discovered the supernatural at a tender age. The sluggish development of villages in Cameroon is often blamed on witchcraft. How does witchcraft actually work to stifle any initiative for progress in any community? Where do witches and wizards get their evil powers from to be able to destroy any attempts at development? How can spirituality enable one to better understand witchcraft and act as a driving force for local development? This book recounts the witch hunting process and sheds light on the supernatural realm, with all its horrors and mysteries. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Serthy Ayissi, whose birth name is Serge Thierry Ayissi, is a secondary and high school teacher and vice-president of the Association la Jeune plume. He won the 6th prize of the National Prize Award for the Youngest Author 2021, under the short stories category, organised by the Ministry of Arts and Culture, Cameroon. In addition, he is an advocate of culture and is pursuing his passion for literature as the managing director of the APPEL group. At the book signing, Serthy Ayissi will be happy to discuss with you his views on witchcraft, his passion for creative writing and 'sublimism', a concept he invented. |
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Book Title: Écoute ! (Poetry)
Author: Bella Awono Célestine
Book Signing Date: 08-11-2023
Author: Bella Awono Célestine
Book Signing Date: 08-11-2023
| TITLE | Écoute ! |
| SUMMARY | Écoute ! Is a collection of 38 poems which, as the lines unfold, provides a contrast between the dark and bright side of man in its various forms: behavioural, sentimental, spiritual, family, cultural and societal. Écoute ! Is also a collection of verses whose soothing resonance will help you relax and even put a smile on your face, while sounding the wake-up call for change aimed at preserving human life. In a nutshell, like so many other literary works, Écoute ! calls on each one of us in regards to the individual and collective responsibility that falls on them in the face of the degradation of the values that form the basis of humanity. It's a call for a deep introspection, with the hope that a surge of love and consciousness will redeem both present and future generations from the brink of collapse. The launching of this book affords the opportunity for us to discuss our individual responsibility towards preserving our humanity, which is crumbling under the weight of backlashing and anti-values. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Célestine Bella Awono épse Mendouga was born in 1988 in Sa’a. In addition to a degree in clinical psychology and pathology, she holds a Grade One Certificate for Nursery and Primary Teachers (CAPIEMP). She also received training in project management. Célestine Bella Awono has had an avid interest in poetry since high school, and was one of the winners of the Patrice Kayo National Poetry Competition in 2007. Since then, she has been pursuing her dream, which became a reality in 2022 with the publication of her first collection of poetry, Écoute ! |
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Book Title: TONTINES BAMILEKÉ - des prouesses bancaires et politiques au service du citoyen accompli (Essay)
Author: Posié-Monthé Azis-Bouderbalard
Book Signing Date: 13-12-2023
Author: Posié-Monthé Azis-Bouderbalard
Book Signing Date: 13-12-2023
| TITLE | TONTINES BAMILEKÉ - des prouesses bancaires et politiques au service du citoyen accompli (Essay) |
| SUMMARY | Tontines Bamileké examines why and how “tontines” (Njangi) serve as a driving force behind the informal sector that characterises less developed countries. The author particularly underscores the unique features of the Bamileke tontines (Njangi). During the book signing, which will be coordinated by the journalist Éric Boniface Tchouakeu, discussions will be centred on economics, sociology and anthropology. Keys to understanding all the facets of this book and making the most of tontines in general will be provided during this event. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Posié-Monthé Azis-Bouderbalard is a PhD student in business law and a multidisciplinary writer who published his first book – a collection of fables – in 2017. |
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