Congo: A History

Congo: A History ( in the original:. Congo Een geschiedenis ) is a historical work by David Van Reybrouck from the year 2010, it deals with the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo from the earliest times to the post-colonial period and was the end of 2012 300,000 times. sold in the original edition .. the German edition was translated by Waltraud Hüsmert.

The author led in the six years period that the book on ten trips to the Congo more than 500 interviews with Congolese. Here, ordinary citizens were equally among his interlocutors as persons of contemporary history.

Prices

Congo: A History has received numerous literary awards:

  • 2010: AKO Literatuurprijs (Netherlands and Flanders)
  • 2010: Libris Geschiedenis Prijs (Netherlands and Flanders)
  • 2012: Prix Médicis essai (France)
  • 2012: Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger (France)
  • 2012: NDR Kultur Nonfiction Book Award ( Germany )
  • 2012: Translation Prize of the Cultural Committee of German Business for the translator Waltraud Hüsmert

Output

  • David Van Reybrouck: Congo. A story. 6 edition. Suhrkamp Verlag, May 6, 2012 ( Original title: Een geschiedenis Congo, translated by Waltraud Hüsmert. ), ISBN 351842307X.
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