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One of the first European accounts of Congo, I read this book for my PhD, studying under the British author and journalist Giles Foden.
Pigafetta's account helped me understand the lenses—often colonial, of exoticism, fear, and wonder—through which Congo and Central Africans have long been perceived by Europeans and the world.
Pigafetta writes of Africa as the unknown, the dark, the frightening and mysterious, ideas still present in the news we consume today. I had often wondered why certain stories I pitch never get published, while others are easy sells.
The answers are rooted in events centuries ago, and it's…
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