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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo 5 editions

By Michela Wrong
Cover of: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz by Michela Wrong
About the Book

Known as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager.Michela Wrong, a correspondent who witnessed Mobutu's last days, traces the rise and fall of the idealistic young journalist who became the stereotype of an African despot. Engrossing, highly readable, and as funny as it is tragic, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz assesses the acts of the villains and the heroes in this fascinating story of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Subjects
Politics and government, Political corruption, History, OverDrive, Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Politics
People
Michela Wrong (1961-), Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997)
Places
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Times
1960-1997, 1997-, 20th century

Excerpts

The feeling struck home within seconds of disembarking.
added anonymously.

Classifications

Dewey 967.5103

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Cover of: In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
2000, Fourth Estate
In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
in English
Cover of: In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
2001, HarperCollins Publishers
In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
in English - 1st U.S. ed.
Cover of: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
May 28, 2002, Harper Perennial
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
Paperback in English
Cover of: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
May 28, 2002, Harper Perennial
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
in English
Cover of: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
2007, HarperCollins
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
Electronic resource in English

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