Tarzan 1st January 1970
What lies in the depths of the jungle? Escaping a dark secret, Robbie Canler joins an illegal logging team in the Congo jungle. Now they”re under siege from a sinister force. When the daughter of the camp’s boss, Jane...
Blogs in January 1970
The Witch Doctor’s Wife 1st January 1970
The author’s knowledge of life in the Belgian Congo, as it was then, makes a stunning backdrop for this story set in the diamond mining industry.
Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart 1st January 1970
This is the account of the author’s decision to travel, against all advice, through the Democratic Republic of Congo, whilst it is in an on/off state of civil war: he goes back to past adventurers and explorers and the...
Seven Houses in France 1st January 1970
Seven houses in France is set in the Congo in 1903-1904. Atxaga takes it for granted that Belgian imperialism was criminally responsible for this Heart of Darkness. Against this background, his main interest is to explore the feelings and...
The Poisonwood Bible 1st January 1970
Nathan, a Baptist preacher, has come to spread the Word in a remote village reachable only by airplane. To say that he and his family are woefully unprepared would be an understatement: “We came from Bethlehem, Georgia, bearing Betty...
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