Research Catalog

Title

The Congo in Flemish literature : an anthology of Flemish prose on the Congo, 1870s-1990s / edited by Luc Renders and Jeroen Dewulf ; translation: Grady Tarplee, with the assistance of L. DuLac.

Publication

Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press, [2020]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Renders, L.
• Dewulf, Jeroen, 1972-

Description

190 pages; 24 cm

Summary

This book presents the first anthology of Flemish prose on the Congo, the former colony of Belgium, in English translation (translation by Grady Tarplee).0Because of the Dutch language barrier, Flemish literature on the Congo has traditionally remained inaccessible to and thus neglected by international scholarship, as opposed to French or English prose on this part of the African continent. That this particular perspective has thus far remained underexposed, or even disregarded, is all the more regrettable in light of the fact that the vast majority of Belgians who went to work in the African colony came from Flanders. 'The Congo in Flemish Literature' now represents a key step towards filling this lacuna by providing an overview of the different societal attitudes towards the colonial undertaking prevailing in Belgium during and after the colonial era, the way the relationship between Belgium and the Congo changed over time, subject to the zeitgeist and sociopolitical and economic developments, and the individual authors' varying points of view with regard to the colonisation. Flemish Congo prose offers a fascinating glimpse into Belgium?s colonial past and legacy, primarily during the colonial era, but also at the time of its violent aftermath following Congolese independence on 30 June 1960, and well into the following decades.

Subject

• 1830-1999
• Flemish prose literature > 1830-1900
• Flemish prose literature > 20th century
• Flemish prose literature > Translations into English
• Flemish prose literature
• Congo (Democratic Republic) > Literary collections
• Congo (Democratic Republic)

Genre/Form

• Literary collections.
• Translations.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

ReCAP 21-4447

ISBN

• 9462702179
• 9789462702172

OCLC

1141424413

Title

The Congo in Flemish literature : an anthology of Flemish prose on the Congo, 1870s-1990s / edited by Luc Renders and Jeroen Dewulf ; translation: Grady Tarplee, with the assistance of L. DuLac.

Publisher

Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press, [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological Term

1830-1999

Added Author

Renders, L., editor, translator.

Dewulf, Jeroen, 1972- editor.

Research Call Number

ReCAP 21-4447