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Stories Set in Cameroon
Cameroon stretches from the Gulf of Guinea coast through rainforest and highlands to northern savanna. Split between France and Britain after the First World War and reunited in 1961, it lives with English-French divisions and centralized rule, so stories often turn on language, village roots and city pressure. Chocolat recalls the late colonial period, while The Fisherman's Diary shows village schooling today. Open Cameroon on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Cameroon on the StoryTerra map6 famous stories set in Cameroon
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Browse 2 books and 4 movies set in Cameroon.
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In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far away an environmental activist…
Chocolat
A young French woman returns to the vast silence of West Africa to contemplate her childhood days in a colonial outpost in Cameroon. Her strongest memories are of the family's houseboy Protée — a man of great nobility…
The Fisherman's Diary
A 12-year old girl - Ekah (Faith Fidel) is inspired by the story of the youngest Noble Peace Prize Winner - Malala Yousafzai's. She is determined to go to school in a village of fisherman where the education of a girl…
The Informationist
"Vanessa Michael Munroe deals in information--expensive information--working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise. Born to missionary parents…
A Zoo in My Luggage
Fans of Gerald Durrell’s timeless classic My Family and Other Animals will love this hilarious tale, which finds him as an adult still charmed by his beloved animals. A Zoo in My Luggage begins with an account of…
Born This Way
Born This Way is a portrait of the underground gay and lesbian community in Cameroon. It follows Cedric and Gertrude two young Cameroonians as they move between a secret supportive LGBT community and an outside culture…
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