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Hemley Boum – The Fisherman's Dream
Zacharias lives in the south of Cameroon, where the Ntem River meets the Atlantic Ocean. He is a fisherman like his ancestors. His world is built on the harmony of family, the ocean, and centuries-old customs. But when foreign companies appear in the region, promising work, stable income, and a prosperous life, that balance begins to collapse. New desires, debts, and economic dependence change the life of the village and the fate of Zacharias's family. His grandson, Zack, lives in Paris; he is a psychologist, husband, and father. He fled Cameroon at a young age and tried to cut all ties with the past. However, childhood memories, family secrets, and losses continue to haunt him. Hemley Boum parallels the stories of the grandfather and grandson: from Campo to Douala, from Douala to Paris. She creates a family saga about roots and exile, memory and oblivion, love, guilt, and return. Can we truly escape our past, or does what remains untold and unhealed continue in the lives of the next generations?
Zacharias lives in the south of Cameroon, where the Ntem River meets the Atlantic Ocean. He is a fisherman like his ancestors. His world is built on the harmony of family, the ocean, and centuries-old customs. But when foreign companies appear in the region, promising work, stable income, and a prosperous life, that balance begins to collapse. New desires, debts, and economic dependence change the life of the village and the fate of Zacharias's family. His grandson, Zack, lives in Paris; he is a psychologist, husband, and father. He fled Cameroon at a young age and tried to cut all ties with the past. However, childhood memories, family secrets, and losses continue to haunt him. Hemley Boum parallels the stories of the grandfather and grandson: from Campo to Douala, from Douala to Paris. She creates a family saga about roots and exile, memory and oblivion, love, guilt, and return. Can we truly escape our past, or does what remains untold and unhealed continue in the lives of the next generations?
| Title in Armenian | Էմլի Բում – Ձկնորսի երազը |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Hemley Boum |
| Translator(s) | Lilit Bleyan |
| Language(s) | Armenian |
| Publisher(s) | Newmag |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 392 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Size | 14.5 x 22.3 cm |
| ISBN | 9789939482545 |
Hemley Boum, Էմլի Բում, Emli Bum, Le rêve du pêcheur, The Fisherman's Dream, Ձկնորսի երազը, dzknorsi erazy, Newmag, fiction, family saga, contemporary literature