{"product_id":"a-season-in-the-congo-paperback","title":"A Season in the Congo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAimé Césaire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This play by renowned poet and political activist Aime C saire\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003erecounts the tragic death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Congo Republic and an African nationalist hero. \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efollows Lumumba's efforts to free the Congolese from Belgian rule and the political struggles that led to his assassination in 1961. C saire powerfully depicts Lumumba as a sympathetic, Christ-like figure whose conscious martyrdom reflects his self-sacrificing humanity and commitment to pan-Africanism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Martinique and educated in Paris, C saire was a revolutionary artist and lifelong political activist, who founded the Martinique Independent Revolution Party. C saire's ardent personal opposition to Western imperialism and racism fuels both his profound sympathy for Lumumba and the emotional strength of \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow rendered in a lyrical translation by distinguished scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, C saire's play will find a new audience of readers interested in world literature and the vestiges of European colonialism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAime Césaire \u003c\/b\u003e(1913-2008)\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Basse-Pointe, Martinique. Though educated in Paris, he was deeply involved in the struggle for French West Indian rights. He is the author of several volumes of poetry and plays, including \u003ci\u003ePutting in Fetters\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLost Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDecapitated Sun\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of King Christophe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGayatri Chakravorty Spivak\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor in the humanities and director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67547215069433,"sku":"9780857427571","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VEhaQkFobzMwQkVMQkt0MTdRMmhiQT09.webp?v=1793379024","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-season-in-the-congo-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}