When the Plums Are Ripe by Patrice Nganang

When the Plums Are Ripe

Cameroon #2

Patrice Nganang with Amy Baram Reid (Translator)

368 pages first pub 2019 (view editions)

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When the Plums Are Ripe is ideal for readers who appreciate intricate, lyrical explorations of colonialism's nuanced legacies and the intersections of history, language, and identity through a blend of personal and political narratives.

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The second volume in a magisterial trilogy, the story of Cameroon caught between empires during World War II In Cameroon, plum season is a highly anticipated time of year. But for the narrator of When the Plums Are Ripe, the poet Pouka, the season...

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