I had an interview with the BBC about my latest book titled “‘BITÉK: He From Whom Death Ran”.  The said interview was published on the 23rd of May 2023 by the BBC World service in its program called Focus on Africa  and titled: Sudan’s Ceasefire holding despite early breaches.  You can listen to the program via the link below.  My interview starts at 16 minutes and 50 seconds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172z1jfsjl6zwy ..read more

”He who runs in every man perishes his life, just as the soul that runs in all souls perishes it’s spirit”- Biték Book Blurb: What would you do if you couldn’t die no matter how much danger you’re in? If you couldn’t stop until your life’s mission is accomplished? How would you negotiate divine mandates and human adventures? Biték is a condensed cross-cultural tale of a man with a divine assignment: to save his village from the hands of colonisation. Once upon a time, we lived in a culturally rich Africa. Every part of the continent had religions and gods that we worshipped and that kept the ..read more

                          Cameroonian author, Massocki Ma Massocki, granted an interview to Africa In Dialogue, to discuss his latest book BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran which will be released on September 1st.    Africa In Dialogue is an online interview magazine that archives creative and critical insights with Africa’s leading storytellers.  The cultural hub connects African writers, interviewers, critics, readers and storytellers through in-depth, free flowi ..read more

The highly awaited and undisputed upcoming African classic literature ‘BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran’ by Massocki Ma Massocki and which will be released on the first of September was featured on the Daily Info, magazine of the University of Oxford in England. The review is entitled ‘ A ballad of ancestry’. The review was made by Natty Mark Samuels, founder of the African School in England, a cultural and educational project that provides education in African studies to the general community, focusing on pre-colonial sub-Saharan societies. “When last did you read a book that you couldn’t ..read more

I was pretty much overwhelmed by Massocki Ma Massocki, Biték – He From Whom Death Ran, Pierced Rock Press, 2020. (www.piercedrockpress.com) This is the history of the author’s grandfather, his family, and their village as recounted by to him mainly by his father. It is dedicated to ‘the man whose story it tells: Biték bi Bimai. Rest in peace and power, Grandpa.’ It is important to add here the ‘Author’s note’: ‘While escaping from Nigeria in 1933, my grandfather left his two sons and never saw them again. Through this book, my family and I hope to connect with our relatives in Nigeri ..read more

Pierced Rock Press to give away free copies of its highly awaited book. Independent African publisher  Pierced Rock Press is pleased to  giveaway 10 copies of its  highly anticipated, undisputed upcoming classic African literature ” BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran” by Massocki Ma Massocki, which will be released on September 1st. The giveaway will take place on the American social cataloging website (Goodreads.com) from Saturday, July 31 at 12:00 am PT to Monday, August 30 at 11:59pm PT and is exclusively limited to United States Goodreads members. Winners will be randomly sele ..read more

An excerpt from my interview with Africa In Dialogue about my book ‘BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran’ which will be released on September 1st. Once the interview is available I will provide you with the link for the full interview I would like to quickly say that, when I was done writting the first draft, my grand father Biték appeared to me, he was very happy and he was smiling a lot. From that moment, I realized that, he did not mind me at all telling his flaws, which even encourage me to detach myself from the story. The book is fascinating only because the orator is great. My father is ..read more

Cameroonian author, Massocki Ma Massocki,  will be in conversation tonight June 30th at 7pm Johannesburg time, with Sedibeng Book Club, one of the top and oldest south African book club to discuss his upcoming book ‘ BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran’ to be released on September 1. Join the conversation via zoom by clicking the link below. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73785459781?pwd=WXI3cUNGTFBRaTFpbTAvSWZYWEQ1Zz09 Free copies of the book will be given to the first five people to join the conversation. Sedibeng is an Afrocentric book club made of 13 members from all walks of life from universit ..read more

BITEK: HE FROM WHOM DEATH RAN Authored by MASSOCKI MA MASSOCKI Reviewed by Peter Okonkwo (Author of Fate, In the Dungeon of Doom, and Ecstasy of the Dead) This review should be considered more as a book analysis; a literary rather than a book promotional/marketing review. A more detailed assessment of this book is accessible on the “P. English Literature” YouTube channel video book reviews. Excerpt “…There, Bitek surprisingly announced to Amadi and his children that he would not take them to Cameroon. Amadi started crying. Amadi: Why, why, why? I cannot live without you. Yo ..read more

I will be in conversation with Sedibeng Book Club, one of the top and oldest south African book club to discuss my upcoming book ‘ BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran’ to be released on September 1. Join our live streaming conversation on Sedibeng Book Club Facebook page on June 30, at 7pm Johannesburg time. Free copies of the book will be given to the first five people to join the conversation. Sedibeng is an Afrocentric book club made of 13 members from all walks of life from university professors to journalists, passionate about African literature. It is a great setting for Afrocentric, creat ..read more