MuttLon
The Blunder: A Novel
- ISBN 13:
- 9781542037853
- author:
- MuttLon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- AmazonCrossing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 20.9 x 14.1 x 1.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
A satirical and unputdownable reimagining of an overlooked episode in Cameroon's colonial past. In 1929, French military surgeon Eugène Jamot is dispatched to Cameroon to lead the fight against sleeping sickness, but medical malpractice leaves seven hundred local villagers blind. Damienne Bourdin, a young white woman, arrives to assist in the treatment effort, desperate to redeem herself and save her reputation. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of colonial Africa, Damienne becomes embroiled in a wild plot to staunch the damage caused by the blunder and forestall tribal warfare. With the help of Ndongo, a Pygmy guide, she must cross the country on foot in search of Edoa, a Cameroonian princess and nurse who has gone missing since the medical blunder was discovered. As Damienne races through the Cameroonian forest, she begins to question her initial sense of who needed saving and who would save the day. A gripping and unsettling tale of colonialism, rebellion, and redemption, this novel is a bold reimagining of an overlooked episode in African history.
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