Congo Inc. Il testamento di Bismarck

Bolo prvého, keď som sa rozhodla, že sa v rámci výzvy suchý február vzdám svojej najväčšej drogy a až do marca si nekúpim žiadnu novú knižku, takže, keď som sa ani nie tri dni nato prichytila, ako pod rúškom noci sliedim na Martinuse a odklikávam položku za položkou, uvedomila som si, že mám problém Leggi tutto

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 aspec Leggi tutto

Ce livre est un mélange détonnant de rires et d'horreurs, d'espoir et de désespoir. Le genre de lecture qui laisse vraiment une trace ...

This was the first book I’ve read from a series from the Indiana University Press called Global African Voices. 26 year old Isookanga, from the Ekonda clan, who are unkindly and demeaningly referred to as ‘Pygmies’, leaves his family deep in the forest of the Congo to explore the world of commerce a Leggi tutto

Brilliant, Profoundly Moving, Witty At the beginning of this storyline we meet the main character twenty-six year old Isookanga from the Ekonda clan living in the vast resource-rich forest area in training under his uncle, the Chief, to be the heir and protector of the land. He is a Pygmy, who is te Leggi tutto