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03061aam a2200505 i 4500 001 D9199EE096FD11ED8856CD373CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230118010046 008 210119s2021 nyu 000 1 eng c 010 $a 2021002000 020 $a 1635421748 020 $a 9781635421743 035 $a (OCoLC)1233023281 040 $a IEN/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d BYN $d ILC $d NYP $d TXG $d DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d SDG $d JTB $d OCLCO $d OCL $d IaU $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h fre 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-cm--- 050 00 $a PQ2712.O22 $b L6513 2021 082 00 $a 843/.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Lobe, Max, $d 1986- $e author. 240 10 $a Loin de Douala. $l English 245 12 $a A long way from Douala / $c Max Lobe ; translated from the French by Ros Schwartz. 264 1 $a New York : $b Other Press, $c 2021. 300 $a 187 pages ; $c 21 cm 500 $a "First published as Loin de Douala, © EÌditions ZoeÌ 2018"--Title page verso. 520 $a "Bursting with local color, this hilarious, heart-warming coming-of-age tale follows two friends on a raucous journey across Cameroon as they grapple with grief, sexuality, and dreams of Europe. After their father's death, Jean's older brother Roger decides he's had enough of their mother and their city and leaves to try his luck with "boza"-crossing illegally into Europe-in the hope of becoming a soccer star abroad. Aiming to catch up with Roger before he reaches the Nigerian border, Jean enlists the help of the older Simon, a neighborhood friend, and the two set out on the road. 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 Yaounde, the local cop tells them that a feckless boza 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 Max Lobe recounts events with remarkable humor and levity"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Boko Haram $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Sexual orientation $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Cameroon $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Cameroon $x Description and travel $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Cameroon $x Social conditions $v Fiction. 610 27 $a Boko Haram. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01912021 650 7 $a Sexual orientation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01114902 650 7 $a Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919811 650 7 $a Travel. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01155558 651 7 $a Cameroon. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01212703 655 7 $a Novels. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01921742 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Schwartz, Ros, $e translator. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Lobe, Max, $t A long way from Douala $d London;: New York : Small Axes, 2021. $z 9781635421750 $w (DLC) 2021002001 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117023059.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D9199EE096FD11ED8856CD373CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search