DANCING LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE REIGN OF NFON, CHIEF OF A VILLAGE NGOH NI NSONGO (André Lam)

"In the clump of banana trees where she hid with them, she blocked his mouth with one hand and with the other, held the breast in the baby's mouth. The small loincloth, which she always tied like all women on her kaba, was intended to be the only bulwark against the elephant mosquitoes that provoked him even in his ears, while biting his legs. He crushed them with rage and wondered to himself why they could not be a little understanding in view of the present situation."

This novel by André Lam is inspired by the reigns of two traditional chiefs during the tumultuous years of independence in Cameroon. Written in a dialogical narrative style where French and Mbo alternate without harming the coherence of the story, it highlights the rich heritage of this area.
Dr Evelyne Mpoudi Ngolle,
Writer, Politician
First Vice-President of the Littoral Regional Council.

André Lam's writing is rooted in deep Africa. It carries the hope of a new generation that will know how to reach the high peaks with its feet firmly anchored to the soil of its ancestors. André Lam is a PLEG hors Échelle/Lettres bilingues, Chevalier des Palmes académiques. He currently holds the position of Inspector
regional coordinator responsible for bilingualism for the East.