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Under the Steering Wheel of Misery (Large Print Edition)
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Publisher: Mbida Mbida Camille
Published: Feb 18 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.49 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Under the Steering Wheel of Misery
Driving to Survive
Victor holds a university degree, yet his knowledge has failed to open the doors he was promised. Born into poverty and confronted with recruitment exams locked by money and connections, he finds himself behind the wheel of an opep-those urban and interurban transport vehicles as essential as they are dangerous, symbols of an informal system without rules or protection.
Every day, Victor drives against the clock and against death itself. He must hand over a daily takings to his boss, feed his family, pay for fuel, repair an exhausted vehicle, and above all negotiate with the police, for whom the road has become an unofficial toll booth. Between breakdowns, extortion, crushing fatigue, and the constant fear of an accident, his life turns into a chain of calculations where a single mistake can cost human lives.
Through a spare, intense, and deeply humane style, this novel immerses the reader in the unseen daily reality of informal drivers. Under the Steering Wheel of Misery is not merely the story of one man, but of a sacrificed generation-trapped between useless degrees, normalized corruption, and the sheer necessity of survival.
It is a book about the road, but above all about dignity.
About imposed silence and inner revolt.
About the courage to endure... and sometimes, the courage to stop.
A powerful, clear-eyed, and deeply moving literary testimony that turns an ordinary journey into a mirror of our collective choices.
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