Fon Tangum

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The Fon Returns

Beschreibung

The Fon Returns is fiction woven on the culture of the Graffi people. Among the people of the grassfield of Cameroon (commonly referred to as the Graffi), kings or fons, as the traditional leaders are known there, do not die. When the time for one comes to travel to the land beyond, he is believed to embark on a journey to seek the ancestors of the land and to return younger, stronger, and wiser to rule his people. If the fon does not return, the myth holds, the village ceases to exist. What has Ngwokong done wrong to move resolutely toward its end? The cry of its people is desperate, and its fon still journeys. Will the ancestors of the land let the fon return to his people, or is this the end of this great fondom? The answer, it seems, lies within the mighty rock, the dwelling of the ancestors of the land, which defiantly stands in the hills of Gam, even to this day.

Autor

Fon Tangum Fon Tangum was born in Ngwokwong at the dawn of independence in Cameroon. He grew up in the hills and valleys of Gam and is very conversant with the traditions and beliefs of the people of this remarkable land. He holds an Ingénieur d'Application en Génie Rural certificate from the Hassan II University in Morocco and a Masters in Engineering for Development from the University of Southampton in England. He works for international organisations involved in the fight against poverty across most of Africa. He believes and likes to share with whoever would listen that poor communities are more likely to become poverty-free if their autonomy and self-reliance are founded on their locally available resources, knowledge and culture. His first novel, Ifuh, was published in Cameroon in 2007. He is married to Laetitia Nande, and they have three children: Tameri, Afor, and Bessem.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9781504995597
• ISBN-10: 1504995597
• Artikelnr.: 44476617