A Long Way from Douala is a novel written by Cameroonian writer Max Lobe and translated by Ros Schwartz.

Originally published as Loin de Douala in 2018, it tells the story of Jean Moussima Bobé who journeyed with his best friend to find his elder brother.

[4] The story follows Jean Moussima Bobé, a student University of Douala, who sets off with his best friend, Simon, to find his older brother, Roger who went to Europe to achieve his football dream.

On their way, they met Gazelle, a human trafficker and an insultive female police inspector.

[5][6] Lobe deployed the use Camfranglais in conveying words in order to bring in the familiarity of travelling locally.