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A review by the_hope_guy
Congo Inc.: Le testament de Bismarck by In Koli Jean Bofane
5.0
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Mainly because it delivers such strong messages through tongue-in-cheek narrative and storyline.
This is a book about globalisation and the lasting legacy of colonialism.
The book employs a plethora of different characters to give life to various aspects of modern-day Congo that can become banal through the prism of NGO reports. Best of all is the application of euphemistic language of the market to daily life. The mineral wealth of Congo that drives conflict is not just in the ground, it pervades the book through language, through food and through the protagonists lives.
This is a book about globalisation and the lasting legacy of colonialism.
The book employs a plethora of different characters to give life to various aspects of modern-day Congo that can become banal through the prism of NGO reports. Best of all is the application of euphemistic language of the market to daily life. The mineral wealth of Congo that drives conflict is not just in the ground, it pervades the book through language, through food and through the protagonists lives.