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Book Review of "Sophia's Fire": A Fako Sage's Ouevre

Reviewed by Emil I Mondoa, MD

Sango Mbella. Sophia’s Fire. Pittsburgh, PA, G&V Publishing. 2005 (ISBN 0-9768150-0-1)

Sango Mbella is the nomme de plume of a United States-based sage and writer, who seems to prefer a degree of anonymity at this time.  His publisher, who sent me a copy of his work, “Sophia’s Fire” describes him as a writer, scientist and entrepreneur and holder of several US and international patents and that he hails from Ambas Bay. I understand when writers want to be anonymous, and have no desire to unmask the man of mystery nor to question his reason for not wanting to take public credit for a well-written and profound book.
Sophia is the Greek goddess of wisdom, and fire is the symbol of energy. That gives one an idea of the scope of the book, whose purpose is to impart the reader with the wisdom required to succeed on earth.

Before the First Rooster Crows - A Poem

By Eposi N. W. Tokeson

Moms prepare their wares for the market place
Dads sharpen their cutlasses for the farms.
Moms heat up (ekwakoko ya weku).
Children get up reluctantly from their cozy beds when the 3rd rooster
crows.
And line up with their buckets, for the stream to fetch water.