Congo Solo: Misadventures Two Degrees North - Couverture souple

Hahn, Emily

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0773539042 ISBN 13 : 9780773539044

Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011

Synopsis

A woman who lived life on her own terms, Hahn was an unknown and struggling writer when Congo Solo was published. Here - restored to the form she had intended - is Hahn's unforgettable narrative, a vivid, provocative, and at times disturbing first-hand account of the racism, brutality, sexism, and exploitation that were everyday life realities under Belgium's iron-fisted colonial rule. Until now, the few copies of Congo Solo in circulation were the adulterated version, which the author altered after pressure from her publisher and threats of litigation from the main character's family. This edition makes available a lost treasure of women's travel writing that shocks and impresses, while shedding valuable light on the gender and race politics of the period.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ken Cuthbertson is the author of two critically acclaimed books of non-fiction, including Nobody Said Not to Go: The Life, Loves, and Adventures of Emily Hahn and Inside: The Biography of John Gunther, shortlisted for a Governor General's Literary Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0773539042
• ISBN 13: 9780773539044
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Cuthbertson Ken
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• Personne responsable: non disponible