Congo: The Epic History of a People

Congo: The Epic History of a People
	First edition (Dutch)
Author	David Van Reybrouck
Original title	Congo. Een geschiedenis
Language	Dutch
Publisher	De Bezige Bij
Publication date	2010
Published in English	2014 by HarperCollins
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	639
ISBN	978-0-06-220011-2

Congo: The Epic History of a People (original Dutch title: Congo. Een geschiedenis) is a 639 page non-fiction book by David Van Reybrouck, first published in 2010. It describes the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the prehistory until the present, with the main focus on the period from the Belgian colonisation until the book's release. The book was originally published by De Bezige Bij on 3 May 2010.^[1] By the end of 2012 it had sold over 300,000 copies in Dutch.^[2] Its English version was translated by Sam Garrett.

^ Hellemans, Frank (29 April 2010). "Congo-namiddag met David Van Reybrouck". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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[1] Hellemans, Frank (29 April 2010). "Congo-namiddag met David Van Reybrouck". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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