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Max Lobe

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Max Lobe

Cameroon Switzerland

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. A Long Way from Douala, his latest novel, was published in 2018 to rave reviews in Switzerland and France....

He is the founder of the Genev’Africa program, which promotes literary and cultural exchange between French-speaking Switzerland and Africa. He lives in Geneva.

A Long Way from Douala

By Max Lobe

Max Lobe's novel A Long Way from Douala, translated by Ros Schwartz, is out next month from Other Press. The novel follows the narrator, Jean, and his friend Simon, as they search for…

Translated by Ros Schwartz

The Avenging Whip

By Max Lobe

In my line of business, people don't talk much.

Translated from French by Ros Schwartz

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Max Lobe

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Articles by Max Lobe

A Long Way from Douala

The Avenging Whip