Catastrophist
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1959-1960
20th century literature
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bestselling novel
BURN-OUT CASE
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Central Africa
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chinua Achebe
Congo Independence
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HEART OF DARKNESS
Hilary Mantel
historical fiction
independence struggle
Joseph Conrad
literary fiction
love story
Nadine Gordimer
Patrice Lumumba
political intrigue
post-colonial literature
THE POISONWOOD BIBLE
The Whitbread Novel Award
V.S. Naipaul
Wole Soyinka
world politics
Product details
- ISBN 9780747260332
- Weight: 230g
- Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 08 Apr 1999
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Gillespie, an Irishman, goes to the Congo in 1959 in pursuit of his beautiful lover Inès, a passionate Italian journalist. Unlike her, Gillespie has no interest in the deepening independence crisis, nor in the charismatic leader, Patrice Lumumba. He has other business: this is his last chance to make love work for him.
Ronan Bennett was born and brought up in Belfast. He is the author of The Second Prison (which was shortlisted for the Irish Times/Aer Lingus prize) and Overthrown by Strangers. He has written screenplays for film and television, including the acclaimed Face, directed by Antionia Bird, and is currently working on an adaptation of Seamus Deane's Booker shortlisted Reading in the Dark.
