Congo Inc., second novel by the Congolese writer In Koli Jean Bofane, focuses on the wide world of globalization in Congo. By following the young pygmy Isookanga, who has a true vocation as a mondialiste (globalizer), Bofane highlights the effects of globalization on the DR Congo and the link that ties it to the legacy of colonialism and to post-colonialism.

"Je suis venu vivre l'expérience de la haute technologie et de la mondialisation": reflexions autour de "Congo Inc. Le testament de Bismarck" d'In Koli Jean Bofane / M. Modenesi. - In: ECHO. - ISSN 2704-8659. - 2:(2020), pp. 88-97. [10.15162/2612-6583/1211]

"Je suis venu vivre l'expérience de la haute technologie et de la mondialisation": reflexions autour de "Congo Inc. Le testament de Bismarck" d'In Koli Jean Bofane

M. Modenesi
2020

Abstract

Congo Inc., second novel by the Congolese writer In Koli Jean Bofane, focuses on the wide world of globalization in Congo. By following the young pygmy Isookanga, who has a true vocation as a mondialiste (globalizer), Bofane highlights the effects of globalization on the DR Congo and the link that ties it to the legacy of colonialism and to post-colonialism.
Congo Inc., deuxième roman du congolais In Koli Jean Bofane se focalise sur le vaste univers de la mondialisation au Congo. En suivant le jeune pygmée Isookanga qui a une véritable vocation de mondialiste, Bofane met en relief les effets de la mondialisation sur la RD Congo en relevant aussi le lien qui la rattache à l’héritage du colonialisme et au post-colonialisme.
Bofane; RDCongo; mondialisation; roman africain; francophonie
Settore L-LIN/03 - Letteratura Francese
2020
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