ABOUT THE BOOK

Mwana is a young man from Bantuland, currently living in Geneva, having moved to Switzerland a few years earlier. Mwana lost his sales job and is struggling to find work. He has one foot in each culture. He sees Swiss society through African eyes, with all its contradictions: its moderation, stunning landscapes and its trains (not always on time) and its eccentricities, but also its intolerance and inflexibility. Having become a little Swiss from his years living in the country, he also casts a critical eye on his native Africa, and the weight of its traditions and beliefs. Is belonging nowhere the price Mwana has to pay for these insights?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MAX LOBE was born in Douala, Cameroon. At eighteen he moved to Switzerland, where he earned a BA in Communication and Journalism and a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration. In 2017, his novel Confidences won the Ahmadou Kourouma Prize. Other books by the author include 39 rue de Berne, A Long Way From Douala (published by HopeRoad in 2021) and the upcoming novel Does Snow Turn A Person White Inside? (coming 08th December 2022). Max Lobe lives in Geneva.

Author photo © Guillaume Megevand.