Urs Widmer
In the Congo
In the Congo
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Kuno, a male nurse in a Swiss retirement home, has a new inmate: his father. They begin to talk, and Kuno learns that his father risked his life in the war. Kuno embarks on a journey into his psyche, taking him to the depths of the Congo, where he experiences lunacy, wildness, and tests of inner strength. This novel will delight Widmer fans and turn our notions of colonialism on their heads.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 11 May 2021
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Kuno, a male nurse in a Swiss retirement home, has a new inmate: his father. In the confines of their new home, the pair does something surprising: they finally begin to talk. Kuno had always regarded his father as a boring man without a history or a destiny, until they are thrust together and he learns that his father risked his life in the war. Stunned, Kuno embarks on a journey into his own psyche, taking him to the depths of the Congo. Here, longings awaken and dreams come true: rays of light in the darkness, meetings with kings, seductive women, and the songs of the jungle. This alluring far-away place he once regarded as the heart of darkness suddenly becomes an exciting locale of lunacy, wildness, and tests of inner strength.
In Urs Widmers characteristic style, In the Congo is a riveting yarn, threading through not only the relationship between a father and son, but that of Africa and Europe. Translated by Donal McLaughlin, this novel will delight Widmer fans the world over and will turn our notions of colonialism on their heads.
Weight: 272g
Dimension: 128 x 204 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780857428257
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