{"product_id":"9781913109011-a-long-way-from-douala","title":"A LONG WAY FROM DOUALA","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo brothers set out on a journey from Douala to the far north of the Cameroon to find their brother who is on his way to Europe via traffickers in search of fame as a footballer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eImportant issues of violence, terrorism, homosexuality and migration feature in \u003cem\u003eA LONG WAY FROM DOULA\u003c\/em\u003e , the first publication in English of a work by Max Lobé, an important new voice in African writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the trail of Roger, a brother who has gone north in search of football fame in Europe, Choupi, the narrator, takes with him the older Simon, a neighborhood friend. The bus trip north nearly ends in disaster when, at a pit stop, Simon goes wandering in search of grilled caterpillars. At the police station in Yaoundé, the local cop tells them that a feckless \u003ci\u003eboza \u003c\/i\u003ewho wants to go to Europe is not worth police effort and their mother should go and pleasure the police chief if she wants help! Through a series of joyful sparky vignettes, Cameroon life is revealed in all its ups and downs. Issues of life and death are raised but the tone remains light and edgy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451650617718,"sku":"9781913109011","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28172187.jpg?v=1760463293","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913109011-a-long-way-from-douala","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}