- 312 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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.
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Yes, you can access Congo Solo by Emily Hahn, Ken Cuthbertson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Personal Development & Social Science Biographies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Social Science BiographiesTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Voyage Out
- 2 To the Middle of the Map
- 3 Penge
- 4 Home and Hospital
- 5 Matope
- 6 Death and the Census
- 7 Malaria
- 8 Angélique
- 9 Monkeys and Men
- 10 No Bananas
- 11 The Villain in Avakubi
- 12 Elephants
- 13 Administration and Amputation
- 14 Kayumbaâs
- 15 Come to Judgment
- 16 White Hot Mad
- 17 Where My Caravan ...
- Afterword
- Glossary
- Appendix 1 Grace Flandreauâs impressions of Patrick Putnam (1928)
- Appendix 2 Fictionalised Account of Putnamâs Rage from the 1933 Edition of Congo Solo
- Selected Bibliography
- Footnotes