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Author Asong, Linus T. (Linus Tongwo), 1947-2012

Title Chopchair / Linus T. Asong
Published Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa ; [East Lansing?] : Distributed in N. America by Michigan State University Press, ©2010

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Summary The extremely irritable and quick-tempered chieftain, Akendong II has 14 children, all girls, and is saddened by the fact that he has no chopchair, a male heir to his throne. Then news comes to him that his favourite wife has given birth to a pair of twins, boys. He is even more angered by the fact that he has two heirs, a source of trouble for his kingdom. To avoid his wrath, his councillors change the story, sending away one of the boys to grow in hiding. Learning of the truth about his birth 15 years afterwards, the prince in hiding returns, kidnaps the palace prince and demands his full share of the kingdom. His will is done, but at a very great cost to the chief's peace of mind and relationship with his people. This is by far the shortest of Asong's novels and the least complicated by comparison. But the conflicts, the hallmarks of his art are still there, so also is his breathtaking suspense
Notes A novel
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Subject Chiefdoms -- Fiction
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Twins -- Fiction
Cameroonian fiction (English)
African history.
FICTION -- General.
Cameroonian fiction (English)
Chiefdoms
Inheritance and succession
Twins
Genre/Form novels.
Novels
Fiction
Fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789956715268
9956715263
9789956616329
995661632X