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UNINA9910824494003321 |
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Autore |
Nyamnjoh Francis B. <1961-> |
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Titolo |
The disillusioned African / / Francis B. Nyamnjoh |
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Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon, : Langaa Research and Pub. Common Initiative Group, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-19822-3 |
9956-716-23-5 |
9786613198228 |
9956-716-35-9 |
9956-615-55-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Africans - England |
Africa, Sub-Saharan Fiction |
Cameroon Fiction |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright Page; Author's Biographical Note; Contents; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PART ONE; PART TWO; PART THREE; PART FOUR; PART FIVE; Back cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This humorous tale of the naive and curious African student-cum-philosopher wandering between North and South, the rural and the urban, has been in gestation for a period of nearly two decades. With allusion to traditions of the philosophical novel and the picaresque, Nyamnjoh's protagonist travels from his African village to the sharply divided and socially cruel world of 1980's Britain. By casting aside his disillusion and the traps of servitude and victimhood, The Disillusioned African reveals his creative potential for curiosity and adventure. He brings a bird's eye view, always affectionate... |
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