{"product_id":"9781913109011","title":"A LONG WAY FROM DOUALA","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lobe, Max, Schwartz, Ros\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 25 February 2021 by HopeRoad Publishing Ltd (Small Axes) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 16 | 154g\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 Yaounde, the local cop tells them that a feckless boza who 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","brand":"Lobe, Max, Schwartz, Ros","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465901838520,"sku":"9781913109011","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781913109011.jpg?v=1734731541","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781913109011","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}