Linus Asong
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Linus Tongwo Asong | |
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| Born | 1947 Lewoh, Lebialem, British Southern Cameroons |
| Died | July 16, 2012 (aged 64–65) Mbingo Hospital, Cameroon |
| Occupation | Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Bamenda (1984–2012) |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Notable works | No Way to Die A Legend of the Dead Osagyefo : the great betrayal Detective fiction & the African scene Doctor Frederick Ngenito Akroma File[1] |
Linus Tongwo Asong [2] was a novelist from the British Southern Cameroons. Born in 1947 in Lewoh (Fotabong) in the former British Southern Cameroons at the end of the Second World War, he became known as an intellectual, novelist, painter, literary critic, publisher and comedian. He died at Mbingo Hospital on Monday, July 16, 2012, at about 1:00 p.m. WAT. He had just retired from the University of Bamenda in June 2012 and was about to take up a position as a Dean at the Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda. He also worked with his nephew, Januarius Jingwa Asongu to get Saint Monica University off the ground,[3] a project that his daughter, Laura Asong, helped bring to reality. He was married to Teresa Ajab Asong and had three children - Laura, Stephen, and Edward.
