| ISBN | 9789956579341 |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 216 x 140 mm |
| Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon |
| Format | Paperback |
The Death of Asobo-Ntsi
by Mbuh Tennu Mbuh
This novel re-visions history through narrative fiction: the history of his people that has long been silenced and distorted as a colonial strategy, the history of an African community at the crossroads. Asobo-Ntsi, the stubborn yet proud Fon of Nyen, is faced with some challenges amongst which are: his seven- and nine-man council that is not happy with his dictatorship and tax laws, a disgruntled quarter that attempts to secede, and also, the encroaching colonialist, Nwuoupang, with his church and administration. How Asobo-Ntsi handles these challenges is expressed powerfully and movingly with great narrative artistry that absorbs the reader and keeps him/her enthralled to the end.
Review
“Mbuh’s novel exposes the reader to another new voice to the mould of writers who find the issue of (re)tracing who they are, where they come from and where they are going as a veritable necessity to fit into our contemporary times that is so complexly structured…. A most compelling read.”