A LONG WAY FROM DOUALA autistic much of which were written

much of which were written in an elaborate code - what Lister called her 'crypthand'

Hanky Spanky

Memories of that night torment her mind and her flesh

but no one understands

There's such an onslaught to the senses these days it's a marvel any of us manage to get out of bed

A LONG WAY FROM DOUALA autistic much of which were writtenOn the trail of Roger, a brother who has gone north in search of football fame in Europe, Choupi, the narrator, takes with him the older Simon, a neighborhood friend. The bus trip north nearly ends in disaster when, at a pit stop, Simon goes wandering in search of grilled caterpillars. At the police station in Yaounde, the local cop tells them that a feckless boza who wants to go to Europe is not worth police effort and their mother should go and