Books by Joseph Mbarga
“This young Cameroonian author seems to have the gift of foresight, since his novel about the international traffic of cultural artifacts was published before there was any question of the restitution of artwork from Abomey in Benin, including the throne of King Behanzin. Joseph Mbarga writes in present tense, marking the topicality of a fight that is dear to him and with global implications.” Read more...
The Best Recent Novels from Francophone Africa
Mutt-Lon, Novelist
Interviews where books by Joseph Mbarga were recommended
The Best Recent Novels from Francophone Africa, recommended by Mutt-Lon
The award-winning Cameroonian novelist Mutt-Lon selects five of the best recent novels from Francophone Africa, including Mohamed Mbougar Sarr’s Prix Goncourt-winning La plus secrète mémoire des hommes. These novels, he notes—as with many others from West and Central Africa—are united by a common search for identity in post-colonial Africa.
