Congo Inc : Bismarck's testament
Bofane, In Koli Jean, 1954-2018
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To the sound of machine gun fire and the smell of burning flesh, award-winning author In Koli Jean Bofane leads readers on a perilous, satirical journey through the civil conflict and political instability that have been the logical outcome of generations of rapacious multinational corporate activity, corrupt governance, widespread civil conflict, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation in Africa. Isookanga, a Congolese Pygmy, grows up in a small village with big dreams of becoming rich. His vision of the world is shaped by his exploits in Raging Trade, an online game where he seizes control of the world's natural resources by any means possible: high-tech weaponry, slavery, and even genocide. Isookanga leaves his sleepy village to make his fortune in the pulsating capital Kinshasa, where he joins forces with street children, warlords, and a Chinese victim of globalisation.
Main title:
Congo Inc : Bismarck's testament / In Koli Jean Bofane ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager ; foreword by Dominic Thomas.
Author:
Bofane, In Koli Jean, 1954-, authorDe Jager, Marjolijn, translator
Imprint:
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]©2018
Collation:
xix, 189 pages ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780253031907 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2253699
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