G1015 Book Review of DOOM, GLOOM AND the PURSUIT of the sun by ANTOINE f. GNINTEDEM
Name of Book: DOOM, GLOOM AND the PURSUIT of the sun Author: ANTOINE f. GNINTEDEM ISBN: 978-1-9834-2127-3 Publisher: Self published Type of book: Cameroon, Africa, America, education, talent, government, corruption, favors, relationships, 1970s to 2000s, family, ambitions, Mississippi, teaching, degrees, college Year it was published: 2018 Summary: The town is famous in the region for its chronic stillness…Consequently, every ambitious person who grows up there eventually leaves in search of better opportunities. Life in Mbengwi, Cameroon, is not easy for Austin—or for anyone else. While growing up, he bears witness to the worst parts of life and the cruelties of human nature. These things keep his homeland trapped in a cycle of misery and suffering. In a country overrun by poverty, death, unrest, and corruption, he sees no future for himself. The only way to escape the cycle is to flee to a place Austin believes to be free of all these troubles, a plac...