Congo: The Epic History of a People
#2896 of 3,809 books · #932 in History
Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize (2014).
Epic yet eminently readable, penetrating and profoundly moving, 'Congo' traces the fate of one of the world's most devastated countries, second only to war-torn Somalia: the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- ISBN-13
- 9780007562923
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Awards
- Cundill History PrizeShortlisted(2014)
Other awarded books from David Van Reybrouck
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