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MIRAGE : sur le chemin du désespoir by Azinsky Mezensi Nsipanko

Book Launch|The comic book Mirage, sur le chemin du désespoir (Mirage, on the road to despair) tells the story of Eyong's ‘Bosa’ (clandestine journey), tired of struggling in a place where poverty stifles dreams from childhood onwards. Between dangers, fragile hopes and deadly borders, every step challenges fate and survival.

  • Goethe-Institut Kamerun, Yaounde

  • French, English
  • Free Entry
Éyong, a young man of integrity and courage, lives in the shadows of a forgottenneighbourhoodin Douala. Every day, he sells belts at theDeidomarket, hoping to earn a few coins that are never enough. His mother is ill andgettingweakereveryday.Éyongcan no longer bear to see his family sink into poverty.Sohe choosesto‘boza’.The journeyis full of pitfalls: between unscrupuloushuman traffickers, hostilebordersand sleepless nights,Éyongembarks on an uncertain journey, driven by the hope of a better future, where every step could be his last.

About the author
Born on 8 June 1999,AzinskyMEZENSI is a self-taught Cameroonian illustrator with a passion for comic books. Winner of the ‘GoetheDécouverteBD 2025’award, he embodies the new generation of African comic book artists.
With his first work "MIRAGE: sur le chemin dudésespoir", he explores timeless themes through a highly flexible narrative style.

Goethe-Decouverte
Initiated in 2015 by the Goethe-InstitutKamerun,Goethe-Découverteis a platform forpromoting young Cameroonian artistic talent in several disciplines (comics, music, visual arts, theatre, dance, performance). The winners are selected by a jury of professionals following a competition and receive support in preparing and producing their creativeproject.