In the Congo

Urs Widmer, Donal McLaughlin

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Seagull Books London Ltd
01 June 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: The Seagull Library of German Literature

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 Widmer's 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.

By: Urs Widmer
Translated by: Donal McLaughlin
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 20mm
ISBN: 9780857428257
ISBN 10: 085742825X
Series: The Seagull Library of German Literature
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

In the Congo

Urs Widmer(19382014) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, essayist, and short story writer and thecofounder of Verlag der Autoren, an author-owned publishing house focusing on texts related to the performing arts. His other books includeThe Blue Soda SiphonandMy Father's Book, also published by Seagull Books. Donal McLaughlinspecializes in translating contemporary Swiss fiction. He has translated more than one hundred writers for theNew Swiss Writinganthologies.

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In the Congo

Urs Widmer, Donal McLaughlin

$24.99

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