John Nkemngong Nkengasong is a Cameroonian playwright, poet, novelist and critic.
An origin of the Nweh tribe in the Lebialem Division of the South West Province of Cameroon, Nkengasong was educated at Seat of Wisdom College Fontem and later the University of Yaounde1 where he obtained a PhD and where he is Associate Professor in african and British Literary Studies. He is the current president of the Anglophone Cameroon Writers’ Association.
Drawing inspiration from Nweh culture and the experimental bilingual status of his country, his writings focus on topical societal issues and the traumatic experiences of post-colonialism.
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The Call of Blood
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Achakasara
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W.B. Yeats: Realms of the Romantic Imagination
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The Widow's Might
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A Stylistic Guide to Literary Appreciation
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Letters to Marion
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W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot
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Across the Mongolo
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Black Caps and Red Feathers
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History Created April 1, 2008 · 4 revisions
| April 12, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added photos to author pages. |
| November 9, 2008 | Edited by 12.217.251.204 | Information on Nkemngong Nkengasong's biography has been added as well as his literary achiements stated in Wikipedia. The information is accompanied by the portrait of the writer. |
| September 8, 2008 | Edited by RenameBot | fix author name |
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