World Literature: Patrice Nganang’s “Scale Boy” (Book Launch)

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Tue Jan 27 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

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City of Asylum | Pittsburgh, PA

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In the first World Literature program of the year, Anderson Tepper will be in conversation with Cameroonian author Patrice Nganang to discuss his new memoir, “Scale Boy: An African Childhood.”

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City of Asylum, 40 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, United States

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