Peabody Award-Winning Cameroonian Filmmaker Osvalde Lewat Makes Her English-Language Debut with The Aquatics

Osvalde Lewat is not new to acclaim, but she is new to English-language readers, and that is about to change. The Aquatics, Lewat’s debut novel, translated by Maren Baudet-Lackner and published by Coffee House Press in the US and Cassava Republic in 2026, arrives carrying the weight of three major prizes: the Prix Panafricain de […]

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Jun 12, 2026 - 18:20
Peabody Award-Winning Cameroonian Filmmaker Osvalde Lewat Makes Her English-Language Debut with The Aquatics
Osvalde Lewat is not new to acclaim, but she is new to English-language readers, and that is about to change. The Aquatics, Lewat’s debut novel, translated by Maren Baudet-Lackner and published by Coffee House Press in the US and Cassava Republic in 2026, arrives carrying the weight of three major prizes: the Prix Panafricain de […]
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