Books Set in the Congo

1.
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa 4.19 avg rating — 66,205 ratings
2.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,735 ratings
3.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,706 ratings
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Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa 4.18 avg rating — 5,455 ratings
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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo 4.02 avg rating — 3,223 ratings
6.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,434 ratings
7.
Congo: een geschiedenis
Congo: een geschiedenis 4.39 avg rating — 8,070 ratings
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No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,800 ratings
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Congo
Congo 3.63 avg rating — 176,775 ratings
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus 4.16 avg rating — 119,580 ratings
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Tintin au Congo (Tintin #2)
Tintin au Congo (Tintin #2)
by: Hergé
3.15 avg rating — 11,698 ratings
12.
Brazzaville Beach
Brazzaville Beach 3.96 avg rating — 6,427 ratings
13.
Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention 4.25 avg rating — 178 ratings
14.
Radio Okapi Kindu: The Station that Helped Bring Peace to the Congo
Radio Okapi Kindu: The Station that Helped Bring Peace to the Congo 3.91 avg rating — 91 ratings
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The Fight
The Fight 4.04 avg rating — 5,372 ratings
16.
The Helpers: An international tale of Espionage and Corruption
The Helpers: An international tale of Espionage and Corruption 3.97 avg rating — 142 ratings
17.
Bukavu Blues
Bukavu Blues 4.38 avg rating — 29 ratings
18.
Tram 83
Tram 83 3.32 avg rating — 1,596 ratings
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives 4.36 avg rating — 14,145 ratings
20.
The Ponds of Kalambayi: An African Sojourn
The Ponds of Kalambayi: An African Sojourn 4.02 avg rating — 450 ratings
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe 4.09 avg rating — 783 ratings
22.
The Catastrophist
The Catastrophist 3.73 avg rating — 868 ratings
23.
The Mission Song
The Mission Song 3.47 avg rating — 7,143 ratings
24.
The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People's History
The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People's History 3.93 avg rating — 123 ratings
25.
The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality
The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality 3.40 avg rating — 57 ratings
26.
An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century
An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century 4.33 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
27.
African Psycho
African Psycho 3.21 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
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Ndura: Son of the forest
Ndura: Son of the forest 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
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Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen: An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in Congo
Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen: An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in Congo 3.72 avg rating — 210 ratings
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Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters the Horror in Rwanda, Eastern Congo, and Palestine/Israel
Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters the Horror in Rwanda, Eastern Congo, and Palestine/Israel 4.06 avg rating — 475 ratings
31.
Stringer: A Reporter's Journey in the Congo
Stringer: A Reporter's Journey in the Congo 3.46 avg rating — 942 ratings
32.
Verre cassé
Verre cassé 3.66 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
33.
Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness
Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness 3.80 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo 4.01 avg rating — 2,027 ratings
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Chasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save the World
Chasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save the World 4.35 avg rating — 1,673 ratings
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A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman
A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman 3.79 avg rating — 2,290 ratings
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The Last Twilight (Dirk & Steele, #7)
The Last Twilight (Dirk & Steele, #7) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,671 ratings
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The Cock's Egg
The Cock's Egg 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Drums Along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosaur
Drums Along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosaur 3.70 avg rating — 110 ratings
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Bride Price
Bride Price 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings
41.
Chief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot Zone
Chief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot Zone 3.67 avg rating — 428 ratings
42.
The Assassination of Lumumba
The Assassination of Lumumba 3.96 avg rating — 277 ratings
43.
Johnny Mad Dog
Johnny Mad Dog 3.92 avg rating — 427 ratings
44.
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story 4.20 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
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The Tragic State of the Congo: From Decolonization to Dictatorship: Exploring the Congo's Journey from Colonial Exploitation to Modern Dictatorship
The Tragic State of the Congo: From Decolonization to Dictatorship: Exploring the Congo's Journey from Colonial Exploitation to Modern Dictatorship really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo
All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo 3.99 avg rating — 269 ratings
47.
When Bull Elephants Fight: an American Surgeon's Chronicle of Congo
When Bull Elephants Fight: an American Surgeon's Chronicle of Congo 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
48.
The African Dream: The Diaries of the Revolutionary War in the Congo
The African Dream: The Diaries of the Revolutionary War in the Congo 3.72 avg rating — 481 ratings
49.
Swimming in the Congo
Swimming in the Congo 3.54 avg rating — 113 ratings
49.
King Leopold's Soliloquy
King Leopold's Soliloquy 3.96 avg rating — 468 ratings
51.
Panserhjerte (Harry Hole, #8)
Panserhjerte (Harry Hole, #8)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.10 avg rating — 62,731 ratings
52.
Recoil (Nick Stone, #9)
Recoil (Nick Stone, #9) 3.99 avg rating — 1,726 ratings
53.
Endangered (Ape Quartet #1)
Endangered (Ape Quartet #1) 4.04 avg rating — 6,139 ratings
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Imagining the Congo: The International Relations of Identity
Imagining the Congo: The International Relations of Identity 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
53.
Ngando et autres récits
Ngando et autres récits 3.70 avg rating — 98 ratings
53.
Congo Dawn
Congo Dawn 4.10 avg rating — 315 ratings
53.
Hard Dog To Kill
Hard Dog To Kill 4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings
53.
Weg uit Congo. Het drama van de kolonialen
Weg uit Congo. Het drama van de kolonialen 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
53.
Mr. Fix-It
Mr. Fix-It 3.29 avg rating — 52 ratings
53.
The Mysterious City
The Mysterious City liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism
In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism 3.75 avg rating — 155 ratings
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Tales Of The Night
Tales Of The Night 3.80 avg rating — 1,072 ratings
62.
Siege at Jadotville
Siege at Jadotville 4.02 avg rating — 384 ratings
62.
Congo Inc. : Le testament de Bismarck
Congo Inc. : Le testament de Bismarck 3.71 avg rating — 422 ratings
62.
The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo
The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo 3.43 avg rating — 51 ratings
62.
Mathématiques congolaises
Mathématiques congolaises 3.71 avg rating — 234 ratings
62.
Achterblijven in Congo: een drama voor de Congolezen?
Achterblijven in Congo: een drama voor de Congolezen? 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Ifula Kidnapping
Ifula Kidnapping liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Courage in the Congo: A Doctor's Fight to Save the Pygmies
Courage in the Congo: A Doctor's Fight to Save the Pygmies 4.78 avg rating — 32 ratings
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families 4.22 avg rating — 35,952 ratings
71.
A Living Dinosaur?: In Search of Mokele-Mbembe
A Living Dinosaur?: In Search of Mokele-Mbembe 3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Island of Parrots
Island of Parrots 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War
Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War 4.01 avg rating — 412 ratings
74.
Seven Houses in France
Seven Houses in France 3.31 avg rating — 437 ratings
74.
The Lost Kingdom (Reg Danson, #2)
The Lost Kingdom (Reg Danson, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Kintu: A Congo Adventure
Kintu: A Congo Adventure 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Congo Tales: Told by the People of Mbomo
Congo Tales: Told by the People of Mbomo 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Little Boys Come from the Stars
Little Boys Come from the Stars 3.91 avg rating — 253 ratings
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INFRA
INFRA 4.77 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Congo Boy; An African Folktale
Congo Boy; An African Folktale liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed
Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed 4.06 avg rating — 140 ratings
82.
Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin
Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
82.
Secret on the Congo
Secret on the Congo liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Emerald Labyrinth: A Scientist's Adventures in the Jungles of the Congo
Emerald Labyrinth: A Scientist's Adventures in the Jungles of the Congo 4.21 avg rating — 68 ratings
85.
A Burnt-Out Case
A Burnt-Out Case 3.93 avg rating — 5,304 ratings
85.
Black Moses
Black Moses 3.43 avg rating — 2,186 ratings
87.
Black bazar
Black bazar 3.54 avg rating — 462 ratings
88.
Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place
Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place 3.41 avg rating — 97 ratings
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Mord Am Grossen Fluss. Ein Vierteljahrhundert Afrikanischer Unabhaengigkeit
Mord Am Grossen Fluss. Ein Vierteljahrhundert Afrikanischer Unabhaengigkeit 3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Terug naar Congo
Terug naar Congo 3.74 avg rating — 296 ratings
89.
Congo: The Epic History of a People
Congo: The Epic History of a People 4.39 avg rating — 8,070 ratings
92.
The Headhunter's Daughter (Belgian Congo Mystery #2)
The Headhunter's Daughter (Belgian Congo Mystery #2) 3.53 avg rating — 501 ratings
92.
Afrikanische Totenklage. Der Ausverkauf des Schwarzen Kontinents.
Afrikanische Totenklage. Der Ausverkauf des Schwarzen Kontinents. 3.93 avg rating — 54 ratings
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Oproer in Kongo
Oproer in Kongo liked it 3.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Thun'da, King of the Congo Archive
Thun'da, King of the Congo Archive 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
96.
The Seven Solitudes of Lorsa Lopez
The Seven Solitudes of Lorsa Lopez 3.36 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Kongo, 1945-1965: het einde van een kolonie
Kongo, 1945-1965: het einde van een kolonie liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga
The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga
by: Anonymous
3.41 avg rating — 74 ratings
98.
ik, blanke kaffer
ik, blanke kaffer 3.39 avg rating — 46 ratings
98.
Congo Bill
Congo Bill liked it 3.00 avg rating — 23 ratings
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