Ngome’s fictional work titled What God Has Put Asunder is a parody of a contemporary postcolonial African country, perhaps the Republic of Cameroon. Set against the backdrop of conflictual co-existence within the confines of an orphanage, this skillfully crafted drama takes the reader down memory lane. Ngome conveys his vision of postcoloniality and its vestiges throughout the play by means of two compatriots, namely Reverend Gordon, rector of the orphanage and Sister Sabeth who serves as Gordon’s assistant. These individuals run the orphanage according to their whims and caprices to the utter detriment of inmates.
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