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Alobwed’Epie

Alobwed’Epie

Alobwed’Epie, author of The Death Certificate and The Lady with a Beard, was born at Ngomboku in Kupe-Muanenguba Division, South-West Province, Cameroon. He studied at the Universities of Yaoundé and Leeds, and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Yaoundé 1 Cameroon.

Literature Women's Fiction

She Seized The Balls

by Alobwed’Epie

In {She Seized The Balls}, Ntube’s exploits can best be described as guided by the hand of providence. In a bid to inherit her…

Literature Poetry

Crying in Hiccoughs

by Alobwed’Epie

{Crying in Hiccoughs} is a graphic presentation of the more realistic phase of Africa’s politico-economic and historico-moral evolution in general, and Cameroon’s, in particular.…

Literature Novels and Short Stories

What a Next of Kin!

by Alobwed’Epie

This psycho-anthropological and socio-cultural novel logically and succinctly x-rays the foundations and raison d’etre of patriarchy through the implied questions – Is wealth the…

Literature Novels and Short Stories Women's Fiction

The Lady with the Sting

by Alobwed’Epie

The Lady with the Sting is sequel to The Lady with a Beard. In the two novels Alobwed’Epie compares and contrasts the masculinity and femininity of the…

Literature Novels and Short Stories Politics & Espionage

The Bad Samaritan

by Alobwed’Epie

The Bad Samaritan is set in a kleptomaniac and highly corrupt imaginary African country called Ewawa. Due to mismanagement, financial institutions collapse. Salaries are…

Literature Novels and Short Stories Politics & Espionage

The Day God Blinked

by Alobwed’Epie

The Day God Blinked x-rays the politico-economic and socio-moral life of a rich and resourceful country called Ewawa from 1982 to 2007. The country…

The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world. So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.

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