Books that
Are Set in the Congo

The River in the Belly

Fiston Mwanza Mujila, J Bret Maney

The Villain's Dance

Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Roland Glasser

Dealing with the Dead

Alain Mabanckou

Congo Inc.

In Koli Jean Bofane, Marjolijn de Jager

In the Belly of the Congo

Blaise Ndala, Amy B. Reid

“Stimulating…Ndala digs deep into themes of love, colonialism, and fate.”

Publishers WeeklyReview excerpt

Tram 83

Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Roland Glasser

Black Moses

Alain Mabanckou

The Lumumba Plot

Stuart A. Reid

“[A] carefully researched book that warns us about what is lost when tensions between great powers play out in the developing world.”

The New York Times Book ReviewReview excerpt

Cobalt Red

Siddharth Kara

“Extensively researched, this piercing narrative is muckraking journalism at its finest.”

Booklist, STARRED reviewReview excerpt

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

“A vivid, novelistic narrative that makes the reader acutely aware of the magnitude of the horror perpetrated by King Leopold and his minions.”

The New York TimesReview excerpt