 First edition (Dutch) | |
| Author | David Van Reybrouck |
|---|---|
| Original title | Congo. Een geschiedenis |
| Language | Dutch |
| Publisher | De Bezige Bij |
Publication date | 2010 |
Published in English | 2014 by HarperCollins |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 639 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-220011-2 |
Congo: The Epic History of a People (original Dutch title: Congo. Een geschiedenis) is a 639 page non-fiction book by David Van Reybrouck, first published in 2010. It describes the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the prehistory until the present, with the main focus on the period from the Belgian colonisation until the book's release. The book was originally published by De Bezige Bij on 3 May 2010.[1] By the end of 2012 it had sold over 300,000 copies in Dutch.[2] Its English version was translated by Sam Garrett.
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