Against a disturbing political backdrop and through an in-depth appraisal of selected illustrative texts from major genres—poetry, prose, and drama—Emmanuel Fru Doh presents the origins and growth of a young but potent literature. To him, Anglophone-Cameroon literature is a weapon in the hands of an oppressed English speaking minority in his native Cameroon, Africa, who were unfairly manipulated by the United Nations and Britain into a skewed federation in the name of an independence deal.

"A noted Cameroonian poet, novelist, and memoirist, Doh explains in his preface that he began this book in the early 1990s, when the need for a solid body of criticism on Cameroon literature in English was even greater than it is now. . . .Doh provides commentary on six novels, six plays, and six collections of poetry." - CHOICE