Ladies of the Throne

Léonora Miano

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Diaphanes AG
25 September 2025

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Series: Objects Talk Back

An astonishing new narrative of Mandu Yenu, a throne from the ancient Kingdom of Bamum.

""Most of the time, it is the power of men that we remember."" With these words, which open Léonora Miano's text for Objects Talk Back, an astonishing new narrative unfurls around Mandu Yenu, a throne from the ancient Kingdom of Bamum (present day Cameroon).

The Germans long claimed the object was a gift from King Njoya to Kaiser Wilhelm II. Miano reads ""between the lines of beads and cowrie shells"" to show the complex intricacies of colonial and gender relations. Dismissing all pretense of egalitarianism between colonizer and colonized, she hones in on the very nature of power—how and by whom it is defined-wielded-subverted.

King Njoya said he ""felt like a woman in his relationship with the Germans."" Miano takes this as a prompt to examine contrasting cultural notions of femininity and thus reveals how central women are to the story of the throne. As the very name of the object suggests, it is the power of women we should remember.

By: Léonora Miano
Imprint: Diaphanes AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 59g
ISBN: 9783035807554
ISBN 10: 3035807558
Series: Objects Talk Back
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 25 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Léonora Miano was born in Cameroon and lives and writes between continents: in her country of origin, France, and Togo. Her novels, plays, and essays have won numerous awards. Most recently, her celebrated work Season of the Shadow was published in English by Seagull Books.

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Ladies of the Throne

Léonora Miano

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