Disciples of Fortune

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A Jew in the German colonial army in Kamerun adopts Josef Nana Njike and takes him to Germany. While in Germany, Josef studies Agronomy and flirts with political ideologies. When he returns to Kamerun after a failed attempt to marry his first love, and without their son, Hans, he is his benefactor's Disciple with a mission.Josef is a man with unusual strengths and makes unprecedented sacrifices while building his business empire and shaping the political future of his people. He confronts the realities of colonial rule without the protection of his benefactor, grapples with the bizarre challenges of French rule, and loses the heir to his legacy without losing his vision for his people.Hans escapes Nazi Germany to Kamerun where he joins his father and new family. He begins the third generation of the Njike family in a land with a mysterious way of transforming heroes to victims and villains to masters.The zest for life, the search for its true meaning,and the unequivocal love for family weave the characters into this spellbinder.