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Little Pa

A Short Story

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Cameroonian author Hemley Boum brings us "Little Pa", a potent story of a boy who grows into a man battling with identity.

Zacharias is his maternal grandfather’s namesake, though he has never met said grandfather or any other extended family members. He represses questions he has as a way of trying to protect himself and his mother, Dorothée, who is prone to bouts of depression. But he cannot ignore his reality forever and in adolescence, Zacharias begins to commit small acts of rebellion leading to a final act that goes horribly wrong and leads him to exile and a new life where he promises himself never to look back.

Translated from French by one of Africa’s new leading voices in writing and translation, Edwige-Renée Dro.

©2022 Hemley Boum (P)2022 Audible Originals LLC Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Short Stories
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A sad, bittersweet, yet hopeful and intimately human short story about a. Man reflecting on his youth and relationship with his mother exploring grief, estrangement, and alcoholism.

Brilliant short story performed wonderfully.

Bleakly Beautiful, Raw, and Truly Human

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Beautiful writing, gentle pace that hides and/ or protect the main character from painful experiences lingering throughout . . .
A writer who should be so celebrated, more please.

Beautiful story and writing

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A sad but beautiful tale of a young man and his mother, living in poverty. A short story highly recommended

A sad but beautiful tale

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