Wolowoss

Tokko, Richard (aka Toric, Michael)

Illustrator country: Cameroon

Scenarist: Tokko, Richard (aka Toric, Michael); Massock, Paul; Dossa, Peter; Mbumbo, Simon Pierre

Scenarist country: Cameroon

Language: French

Keywords: health; hope; orphan; prostitution; solidarity; youth

PROJECT:

Participated to Matite africane in Europa

PUBLISHED IN:

Published in: edited by S. Federici, A. Marchesini Reggiani, M. Repetti, Matite africane. Fumetti e vignette dall'Africa, Lai-momo, Sasso Marconi 2002

The story of Ndome, an orphan teenager who gets by thanks to her job as a prostitute, and Will, the doctor who rescues her after she is severely beaten by one of her clients. Ndome is alone and selling her body is the only thing she can do to survive. But one night, her client refuses to pay for her services and when she demands the money, he beats her until she faints and leaves her in a dump. Will is a doctor and is walking near the dump at night. When he sees Ndome lying among the garbage, he picks her up and drives her to hospital. Once she’s fully recovered, Will will help her to enter nursing school and find a decent place to stay.

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Black and White

Digital print

Year: 2000

Dimensions: 21 x 29,7 cm

Exhibited where: Exhibited in Bologna, Accademia di Belle Arti, Istituto Statale d’Arte, March 16 – April 30, 2002

Inventory: inv. 844 / coll. PR1.CAMEROON.TORIC.1

Number of sheets: 7

Notes: Each page is softly damaged by adehesive tape - There is attached a 21 x 29,7 cm paper sheet that explains the comic