Back To The Congo Tapa dura - 1992

(London: Macmillan, 1987) 0333543696. Translated by Stacey Knecht. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper (housed in removable protector); pp. (vi) +231. Dustwrapper lightly sunned on spine panel; front free endpaper removed; earlier owner's name signed on half-title; trace of foxing and browning. Good. "Fascinated from childhood by the enigmatic figure of her uncle, a Catholic missionary in Africa who returned only for short leaves bearing unfamiliar presents, Lieve Joris set out on board the Fabiolaville to the former Belgian Congo, the modern Zaïre of the ubiquitous President Mobutu. The author describes equally vividly the remnants of Zaïre's colonial past, the mission stations and the white expatriate community - many of whom ignore as far as possible the country in which they live - and the realities of modern Zaïre. From the chaos of Kinshasa to the remote villages of the interior, she falls for the charm of the… Leer más

Uk: Macmillan. Good. Hardcover. 1992. 231 pages. tidy ex library d/j had been plastic protected .

Macmillan, 1992-03-20. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.3858 cent in x 21.3959 cent in x 13.7817 cent in. First Edition with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post

London Macmillan 1992. Bound, black cloth, illustrated black dustjacket, 135 x 220mm., 231pp. ISBN 0333543696. When she was a child, Joris's missionary uncle traveled to the Belgian Congo and returned bearing gifts and telling wonderful stories. As an adult, Joris traveled to contemporary Zaire in order to see what her uncle had seen. She found a persistent memory of colonization and of the "other," finally making the colonial past and its consequences the main motifs of her book. The boat to Zaire, the urban areas and Kinshasa, the "bush" and interior--all are described in a clear personal voice, with a journey on the Zaire river to the town of Kisangani the high point of her adventure. The people she met, rather than any view of nature, motivates her writing. Because this travel book has a particular vision--it is especially concerned with the Belgian version of Africa--it will appeal to a select audience. In good condition.

Humanity Press/prometheus Bk, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Uniform age toning to pages, otherwise clean in mylar-protected dust jacket. 231pp..