Random Jottings from the Hinterlands

A. T. Niba

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Random Jottings from the Hinterlands is a sweeping tapestry of wit, satire, and reflection. With a sharp eye and lyrical pen, A. T. Niba dissects the contradictions of African society-from the sacred to the absurd, from political ambition to spiritual confusion. In stories that move between allegory and lived experience, he contemplates the ambitions, follies, and resilience of his people.
Witty, provocative, and unapologetically rooted in African realities, this collection invites readers to laugh, reflect, and question. At once deeply local and strikingly universal, it is a journey through the hinterlands of thought, memory, and imagination.

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Vanguard press Publication date: 26/03/2026 | ISBN:978-1-83671-150-6 | Pages: 136

ABOUT A. T. NIBA

Aziwo Tatanja Niba was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and educated at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria, and University of Plymouth, England, U.K. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, where he studied through a Commonwealth Fellowship. He is a Professor of Animal Science at the Department of Animal Production Technology, College of Technology, The University of Bamenda. This novel is an anthology with flying tales like "Carnivorous vegetarians," "Forward to the past," "Wounded ego," "Wasted aspirations," "Triangular confusion," "Second childhood," "First to pay dilemma," "Untamed love," and "Extra mile." He is a father of two and lives in Cameroon with his family.