{"product_id":"a-season-in-the-congo-9780857427571","title":"A Season in the Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003e This play by renowned poet and political activist Aime C saire\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003erecounts the tragic death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Congo Republic and an African nationalist hero. \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efollows Lumumba's efforts to free the Congolese from Belgian rule and the political struggles that led to his assassination in 1961. C saire powerfully depicts Lumumba as a sympathetic, Christ-like figure whose conscious martyrdom reflects his self-sacrificing humanity and commitment to pan-Africanism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Martinique and educated in Paris, C saire was a revolutionary artist and lifelong political activist, who founded the Martinique Independent Revolution Party. C saire's ardent personal opposition to Western imperialism and racism fuels both his profound sympathy for Lumumba and the emotional strength of \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow rendered in a lyrical translation by distinguished scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, C saire's play will find a new audience of readers interested in world literature and the vestiges of European colonialism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857427571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Aim? C?saire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576601079989,"sku":"9780857427571","price":10.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4820dd7e-6d54-4541-bbf6-5b25d12d7aca.jpg?v=1724175960","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-season-in-the-congo-9780857427571","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}