BOUNDLESS

Kefen Budji

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Set in the colonial period in Cameroon precisely from 1910 to 1921, Boundless tells the story of Samarah, a ten year old princess, ripped from her village in the North West of Cameroon due to a raid by the Germans, and forced to serve as a slave in the South-Western part of the country. Losing just about everyone and everything she cares about this young woman must adjust to the never-ending changes in her surroundings, battle her inner demons, and finally come to terms with her erring heart in her search for meaning and a sense of purpose in this alien world which was once familiar and safe to her. She realizes that to move forward one must look backwards.Boundless, a novel which touches on the transition of colonial rule from the Germans to the Anglo-French, dwells on the idea of self-hood, the quest for identity, belonging and freedom, and the human being’s limitless ability to adapt, survive and forgive in a world torn apart by racism, war and colonialism. Living in this world and facing this reality will Samarah finally fulfill her calling and find the love of her life?

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• Publié par: Jude
• Date de parution: 07 avril 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781942876038
• Langue: English

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BOUNDLESS

BOUNDLESS

Kefen Budji

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Ā ŝ éŝévé. Nô à ô ŝ ûçàô à é éôûçé, ŝûé, ô àŝé  à ô ô  à éàŝ, çû ôôçô, éçô, ô ôé ééçôç ô éçàçà éôŝ, wôû é ô wé éŝŝô ô é ûŝé, éxçé  é çàŝé ô é qûôàôŝ éôé  ççà évéwŝ à çéà ôé ôçôéçà ûŝéŝ éé  çô àw. Fô éŝŝô éqûéŝŝ, wé ô é ûŝé, àéŝŝé “Āéô: Péŝŝôŝ Côôàô,” à é àéŝŝ éôw.

Śéàŝ éà Péŝŝ P Ô ôx  àéà, NWR, Càéôô www.ŝéàŝéà.çô Eà: ô@ŝéàŝéà.çô

Ôé ïôàô: Qûà ŝàéŝ. Śéçà ŝçôûŝ àé àvààé ô qûà ûçàŝéŝ  çôôàôŝ, àŝŝôçàôŝ, à ôéŝ. Fô éàŝ, çôàç é ûŝé à é àéŝŝ àôvé.

ISBN: --4-- [Pàéàçk] ISBN: --4-- [Eôôk]

To Mum and Dad, tank you

PART ONE

Chapter One 1910

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“Wàké û Śààà, ç wàké û!” hé ôû  àé éà é ôé’ŝ vôçé ôû é ô ô ŝéé. Śé wàŝ éà ô éŝé à ŝôé à àéŝ, û çûé, àk çààûŝ  é çôûà ô é ààçé. Śé ôé ôvé à ûé é à-ké qû ôvé é éà, û é ôé’ŝ vôçé wôû ô àé àwà. “Péàŝé, Śààà, ô’ ŝéé. hŝ ŝ ô é ô ŝéé!” Śààà ŝé, ôçé é ééŝ ôé à ôçûŝé é ô é ôé. hé éx ŝéçô, ŝé ŝà ô é àŝŝ é à wàçé  ôw àà àŝ é ôé û ŝ éé à éé, çk ŝ ô çô û, à ŝçà é wôû ŝô ûç àŝ à àçé. Śé çôû éà é ‘Tum, Tum, Tum’ŝôû ô éKînton,é àk û, àŝ  wé ô à ô. Śôé wàŝ vé wô. Nôô àé à û. Nô évé é Cé ŝé çôû ôé é à ô ŝ àçûà û, éxçé  é ŝûàôŝ. “wà, wà ŝ wô?” Śààà à évé ŝéé é ôé ŝ àç. Hé ôé ûé ô àçé é. Śààà çôû ûŝ àôû àké ôû é ôé’ŝ àçé  é   éàà ô é Iéàçé, û wéé’ ôŝé éàŝ ŝé  é ééŝ? Hé ôé évé çé. Śé àwàŝ ŝà éàŝ wéé ô é wéàk. “hé wé é, ç!” Śààà’ŝ ééŝ ôéé wé. “Wéé? Héé?”

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B o u n d l e s s

“jûŝ û. ô’ ŝà éé ŝô! héé ŝ’ é. Héé, é ôû ôçô. Hû!” Hé ôé Ià û à ŝà ûé ôéé, à ŝé àŝŝŝé Śààà ô é é ôçô ôvé é û éàŝŝ ŝô à  wé  ôw ô é kééŝ. hé w é ûé  ôé à à Śààà’ŝ à  é ôé, ŝé ûŝé ôû ô é û. Śààà à évé ŝéé ŝô ûç çôôô éôé. Péôé à éé-ŝkéé. Pàç Ié é à. ôéŝ ŝôé àŝ é é é ŝçéà àéŝ ô é éàŝŝ à àéé é ôé çé àôû é. Vé éw é çôû é ŝéé. “Wéé ŝ àà?” Śààà àŝké. Hé ôé ûé é ôû é çôûŝé çôw  é àŝŝé ôû é çôûà, à éàçé é éçéô û – é éŝ ô à é ûŝ, wç wàŝ û  ô ô é ôé Ivé ûŝ à ôé à çûŝé, à àé û é ààçé. wôNcîndasw é àk çôôû ŝé  é ôô, qûçk àé wà ô ôé à ç ô àŝŝ.  Ā Ié û   é Iéàçé ô é û, ûà é àôô çàŝ à é é ô ŝô ŝû çéŝ ôççû é. Ā à à wô wôé é ŝk ô à ôké ô ŝ àçk à à ŝô ô çô àôû ŝ wàŝ à ŝ àçk ô é. Śààà’ŝ à ŝôôk  é ôé’ŝ. Śé kéw à ûé ôà ççûŝàçéŝ, ô wôà wàŝ àôwé ô é û  é é (à ô ûŝ é, ŝû çéŝ!) à à éé, éxçé ŝé à éé ŝûôé. ï  ô àé  é qûéé à çéŝŝ wàé ô ŝéé é Cé. hé wôû ûŝ àvé ô wà. “wà, àà w é vé à w ûŝ.” hé à wô ŝôô  é Ié àçé éà Śààà’ŝ wŝé à ûé ôû, ŝ àŝ ôé wé. Śààà à àçôŝŝ à ôvé é àŝ ô é ôô ô . Hé é ôw ô wà é  ŝ àŝ, àŝ ŝ ééŝ ŝôû ŝ wé’ŝ. “ŝé,  ç, ôû ûŝ éàvé à ôçé w ôû ôé.” hé ŝû çéŝ àvéé é ééŝ. Śààà’ŝ ééŝ é é àé’ŝ. “W, àà? Wà ŝ àé? ïŝ  ûé à é wé é