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A review by lauren_endnotes
Limbe to Lagos: Nonfiction From Cameroon to Nigeria by Emmanuel Iduma, Dami Ajayi, Dzekashu MacViban
LIMBE TO LAGOS: Nonfiction from Cameroon and Nigeria, edited by Dami Ajayi, Dzekashu MacViban, and Emmanuel Iduma, 2018 / 2020
An idea conceived to support and amplify the works of Cameroonian and Nigerian nonfiction writers/journalists - 10 essays that focus on daily and situational stories and events, rather than "being invested in the inglorious", as noted by the editors in the intro, encouraging the writers to explore humanity through nonfiction. The transnational culture shared by many Cameroonians and Nigerians is also discussed here.
Highlight essays for me: Godwin Luba's "A Trip to Koto" - travel notes and observations of a quack doctor he meets on the way ; Howard M.B. Maximus's "Today I Am Riding Alone" - growing up in Cameroon and childhood memories coming back after hearing news in the present day; and Lucia Edafioka's "Daddy" - a fragmentary memoir of her father through her childhood - his work in the oil and steel industries in 90s-00s Nigeria and his interactions with family at home.
An idea conceived to support and amplify the works of Cameroonian and Nigerian nonfiction writers/journalists - 10 essays that focus on daily and situational stories and events, rather than "being invested in the inglorious", as noted by the editors in the intro, encouraging the writers to explore humanity through nonfiction. The transnational culture shared by many Cameroonians and Nigerians is also discussed here.
Highlight essays for me: Godwin Luba's "A Trip to Koto" - travel notes and observations of a quack doctor he meets on the way ; Howard M.B. Maximus's "Today I Am Riding Alone" - growing up in Cameroon and childhood memories coming back after hearing news in the present day; and Lucia Edafioka's "Daddy" - a fragmentary memoir of her father through her childhood - his work in the oil and steel industries in 90s-00s Nigeria and his interactions with family at home.