''Jaunde-Texte von Karl Atangana und Paul Messi'' is a book written by Karl Atangana and Paul Messi and edited by linguist Martin Heppe. Atangana compiled the book while living in

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, from 1911 to 1913. It consists of his letters and of the

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and

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he had learned as a young Ewondo boy in Africa prior to the establishment of the

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Kamerun colony. It was published in Hamburg in 1919. Today, the ''Jaunde-Texte'' is an important source on the early history of the Ewondo and related peoples. The ''Jaunde-Texte'' also provides insight into Atangana's beliefs and character. He wrote of his hosts, "To dare to approach the Germans it is necessary to abandon the traits which displease them, to become their friend and then be valued by them."Quoted in Quinn 488.

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* Quinn, Frederick (1980). "Charles Atangana of Yaounde". ''The Journal of African History'', Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 485–95. Cambridge University Press. 1919 non-fiction books Books about Cameroon Oral history books Kamerun {{Germany-hist-book-stub