About this title: A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong's vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory. Mr Kurtz, the colonial white master, brought evil to the remote upper reaches of the Congo River. A century after Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' was first published, Michela Wrong revisits the Congo as the era of Mobutu Sese Seko collapses into absurdity, anarchy and corruption. Hers is a brilliant portrait of the grotesque as confusion takes over: pink lipsticked ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781841154220ISBN:1841154229
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Fourth Estate, London
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781841154213ISBN:1841154210
Description: Fine. Signed by Author Trade paperback, second printing, 324 pages, plus black-and-white illustrations; signed by Wrong on the title page. read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781841154220ISBN:1841154229
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 334 pages. (334 pages) mr kurtz, the colonial white master, brought evil to the remote reaches of the congo river. a century after "heart of darkness" was published, the author revisits the congo as the era of mobutu sese seko collapses into anarchy. here is a portrait of the grotesque as the confusion takes over. 16pp illustrations edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Date Published: 02/07/2001
ISBN-13:9781841154220ISBN:1841154229
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Description: Good. Great book! Slight different cover, same book. Softcover, book has reading wear, still a good reading copy. Great price! 314. read more
Edition: First US Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Collins, N. Y. :
Date Published: 2001
Description: VG+/VG+ Light wear to book & jacket.; Glossary, bibliography, index.; 8vo; 338 pages; Traces the rise & fall of the idealistic journalist who became the stereotype of an African despot. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781841154220ISBN:1841154229
Description: New. Mr Kurtz, the colonial white master, brought evil to the remote reaches of the Congo River. A century after "Heart of Darkness" was published, the author revisits the Congo as the era of Mobutu Sese Seko collapses into anarchy. Here is a portrait of t... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781841154220ISBN:1841154229
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Description: Good. Same day dispatch. Ex library copy has had the flyleaf removed, a withdrawn stamp to first page and a number to the spine. This book would be described as 'very good' without its library markings. read more
Description: "A sparkling account of the rise and fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, the charismatic dictator who plundered his country's wealth and indulged a passion for pink champagne, gold jewellery and chartered Concordes. Absurdity, anarchy and corruptioj run riot in Michela Wrong's fascinating dissection of the Congo..." Pp.12/324, 8 pages of b/w photo illustrations, 1 map. Pbk, minor creasing to spine. VG. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Fourth Estate, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781841154213ISBN:1841154210
Description: Fine (Book Condition) Signed By Author A fine copy with a signed "With compliments" card by Michela Wrong laid-in. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair] read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781841154213ISBN:1841154210
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Mr Kurtz, the colonial white master, brought evil to the remote upper reaches of the Congo River. A century after Conrad's Heart of Darkness was first published, Michela Wrong revisits the Congo as the era of Mobutu Sese Seko collapses into absurdity, anarchy and corruption. This is a brilliant portrait of the grotesque as confusion takes over: pink lipsticked rebel soldiers mingle with tracksuited secret policemen in hotels where fin de siècle dinner parties ... read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, UK
ISBN-13:9781841154220ISBN:1841154229
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