Epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply moving, david van reybrouck s congo. Sprawling portrait of a land that, by belgian writer van reybroucks account, has been at the center of world history as well as a continent. Read congo the epic history of a people by david van reybrouck available from rakuten kobo. A major critical and popular success in belgium, this sweeping history of congo begins during the precolonial era and brings readers all the way up to the current era of warlords and civil war. Van reybrouck, a belgian historian, spent years working on this overview of the congolese people. But the congo is a country that merits the word in all its original grandeur. Congo david van reybrouck ebook harpercollins publishers. Epic yet eminently readable, penetrating and profoundly moving, congo traces the fate of one of the worlds most devastated countries, second only to wartorn somalia.
From the explorer and colonial operator stanleys activities until 2010, david van reybroucks book covers 140 years of life and, it must be said, a horrific amount of death in the congo. The epic history of a people by david van reybroeck. This book was widely popular in van reybroucks native belgium when it first came out in 2010, and with good reason. The epic history of a people traces the history of this devastated nation from the beginnings of the slave trade through the arrival of sir henry morton stanley, the ivory and rubber booms, colonization, the struggle for independence, and the three decades of mobutus brutal rule. A history of the osage people you are reading ed material published by the university of alabama press. Epic in scope yet eminently readable, both penetrating and deeply moving, congoa finalist for the cundill prizetakes a deeply humane.
Esteemed scholar david van reybrouck balances hundreds of. The epic history of a people traces the history of one of the most devastated nations in. Van reybrouck, david, congo the epic history of a people, translated from the dutch by sam garrett. The epic history of a people david van reybrouck hailed as a monumental history. Dec 30, 2016 but the congo is a country that merits the word in all its original grandeur. He writes historical fiction, literary nonfiction, novels, poetry, plays and academic texts. With a span of several hundred years and an enormous cast of characters, congo chronicles the most dramatic episodes of the nations history, the people and events that have. From the beginnings of the slave trade through colonization, the struggle for independence, mobutus brutal three decades of rule, and the civil war that has raged from 1996 to the present day, congo. Congo by david van reybrouck, 9780007562930, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Pdf congo the epic history of a people by david van reybrouck. Van reybrouck recounts the history of the democratic republic of congo from the early slave trade, to the time of european exploration and colonization, independence, the congo crisis, mobutu s dictatorship, and two civil wars, and the time after when the country and its citizens are adjusting to a new role in a globalized world. Eccoharpercollins publishers, april 2014 the belgian historian, archeologist, poet, playwright and nonfiction author david van reybrouck wrote the first full history of the country joseph conrad referred to as the heart of darkness. Such is the baffling size and complexity of the place that david van reybroucks new history, with its 550 pages of wide sweep and riveting detail, could be seen as a short story. For david van reybrouck the rocket represents mobutus regime. Congo david van reybrouck hardcover books online raru. The epic history of a people by david van reybrouck. Almost as epic as the history of its subtitle, congo is a thrilling and informative read.
The epic history of a people by david van reybrouck march 25, 2014. He goes back to essentially prehistoric times and traces the history of the congo or today, the democratic republic of the congo, drc up until the times leading up to just a few years ago. Mar 25, 2014 epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply moving, david van reybroucks congo. May 04, 2014 van reybrouck, a belgian historian, spent years working on this overview of the congolese people. The epic history of a people by david van reybroeck hailed as a monumental history. Feb 17, 2015 from the explorer and colonial operator stanleys activities until 2010, david van reybroucks book covers 140 years of life and, it must be said, a horrific amount of death in the congo. Epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply moving, david van reybroucks congo. This book was widely popular in van reybrouck s native belgium when it first came out in 2010, and with good reason. Esteemed scholar david van reybrouck balances hundreds of interviews with a. David van reybrouck interweaves his own familys history with the voices of a diverse range of individuals charismatic dictators, feuding warlords, childsoldiers, elderly, female smugglers, and many in the african diaspora of europe and china to offer a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the congolese. This ambitious history of the congo tells a story of ravishment and dark comedy. Congo from the beginnings of the slave trade through colonization, the struggle for independence, mobutus brutal three decades of rule, and the civil war that has raged from 1996 to the present day, congo.
The epic history of a people by david van reybrouck march 25, 2014 on. Congo the epic history of a people university of pretoria. It describes the history of the democratic republic of the congo from the prehistory until the present, with the main focus on the period from the belgian colonisation until the books release. David van reybrouck is a belgian author of several books, including congo. Congo is a magnificent, epic look at the history of the region. A major critical and popular success in belgium, this sweeping. The epic history of a people traces the history of one of the most devastated nations in the world. Such is the baffling size and complexity of the place that david van reybroucks new history. Its translation from dutch, by sam garrett, is a piece of luck for englishspeaking readers. The epic history of a people kindle edition by van reybrouck, david.
The epic history of a people isbn 9780062200112 pdf. With a span of several hundred years and an enormous cast of characters, congo chronicles the most dramatic episodes of the nations history. Een geschiedenis is a 639 page nonfiction book by david van reybrouck, first published in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Een geschiedenis is a 639 page nonfiction book by david van reybrouck, first published in 2010. The epic history of a people traces the fate of one of the worlds most critical, failed nationstates, second only to wartorn somalia. The subtitle is a touch off, for as the author notes, congo is home to hundreds of peoples, even if there is great linguistic and cultural homogeneity owing to the dominance of bantuspeaking tribes. With a span of several hundred years and an enormous cast of characters, congo chronicles the most dramatic episodes of the nations history, the people. Though the book is overlong, van reybrouck makes a good case for the importance of congo to world history and its ongoing centrality in a time of resurgent economic colonialism, this time on the part of china. The epic history of a people by david van reybrouck harpercollins, 639 pages, in stores. Congo by david van reybrouck overdrive rakuten overdrive. Congo ebook by david van reybrouck 97800622006 rakuten. He has received several dutch literary prizes, including ako literature prize 2010 and libris history prize. Congo ebook by david van reybrouck 97800622006 rakuten kobo.
The epic history of a people van reybrouck, david on. Esteemed scholar david van reybrouck balances hundreds of interviews with a diverse range of congolese with meticulous historical research to construct a multidimensional portrait of a nation and its people. The epic history of a people david van reybrouck from the beginnings of the slave trade through colonization, the struggle for independence, mobutus brutal three decades of rule, and the civil war that has raged from 1996 to the present day, congo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading congo.
The epic history of a people, as translated from the dutch by the awardwinning sam garrett. Sam garrett the gripping saga of one of the worlds most devastated countriesthe democratic republic of congo currently ranks among the worlds most failed nationstates, second only to wartorn somalia. From the explorer and colonial operator stanleys activities until 2010, david van reybrouck s book covers 140 years of life and, it must be said, a horrific amount of death in the congo. Epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply. David gregoire van reybrouck born 11 september 1971 in bruges is a belgian cultural historian, archaeologist and author. The epic history of a people traces the fate of one of the. The epic history of a people english translation by sam garrett, 639 pp.
665 239 211 1178 1620 1476 1418 246 1032 115 348 1256 883 693 592 675 1017 661 1380 1363 1481 1098 183 985 605 285 945 1357 163 605 884 155 1379 1030 1365 1435 599 1462 910