Congo Inc. Bismarck's Testament

A lucid storyline, infused with black humor, nourished with insights, violence, and disenchantment. In Koli Jean Bofane is ruthless.

Overflowing with irony, this picaresque novel is not all that far-fetched given the reality in a country that has been at the heart of planetary competition as far back as the ear of Bismarck.

A nightmare tainted with humor.

Humor and horror rival for space on the pages of this novel, which shows why literature and not economics is best-equipped to speak of today's world.

This scalding indictment of Western interference in Africa should give proponents of pell-mell progress pause.

"An impressive work of the heart of contemporary Africa, and an excellent introduction to the vast country, culture, and history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo."

"Satirical in a way that magnifies the pain, In Koli Jean Bofane's writing is scathing and powerful."