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- Publication Date
- 2025-01-07
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781839768712
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-10
1839768711
ISBN-13
9781839768712
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7069283913
Product Key Features
Book Title
My Country, Africa : Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2025
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Social Activists
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Book Series
Verso's Southern Questions Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Embodying pan-Africanism, Blouin befriended, counseled or lobbied the first presidents or prime ministers of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Ghana." --Stuart A. Reid, New York Times "An amazingly good and moving description of a childhood blighted by the horrors of colonialism, told by an extraordinary woman ... Riveting." --Jessica Mitford "A penetrating study of colonial society." --Studs Terkel "Magnificent ... Illuminates our understanding of how the politics of a country shapes its people's lives." --Tillie Olsen "Our enemies attack her all the time. Not for what she's done, but simply because she is a woman, and she is there, in the thick of it." --Patrice Lumumba "An extraordinary and vital work by one of the towering figures of anticolonial resistance. That Andrée Blouin has not been as renowned as Lumumba, Sankara, Cabral, has always been a scandalous injustice. This new edition of her memoir goes some way to redressing that, and is a publishing and political event of immense importance." --China Miéville, author of A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto "Through My Country, Africa , Blouin's extraordinary story is being released for a second time, this time into a world that shows greater interest in the historical contributions of women. New readers will learn of the girl who went from being stashed away by the colonial system, to fighting for the freedom of millions of black Africans." --Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC "This is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of race, gender, and freedom." -- Publishers Weekly "Measured and nuanced ... My Country, Africa is an intense history of colonialism. Blouin's story serves as a microcosm for the near misses, cycles and reason-defying hope that characterise Africa's past." --Colm McKenna, Irish Times "Bravo, Verso Books, for publishing Andrée's, more relevant than ever, story." --Rosita Sweetman, Irish Independent "All readers of this insider's view of the fight for African independence will be inspired by the contribution made by this important and much neglected woman in the black liberation movement." --Roger McKenzie, Morning Star "[Blouin's] general lack of recognition is of course an indictment on the ethnocentric, as well as androcentric, way history is narrated ... riveting" --Tola Ositelu, Afropean "A remarkable autobiography that feels like a relevant reflection on the present, not a historical account ... Blouin's voice rings loud and clear throughout her account of her life, conversational and at times proudly regaling. I found myself gripped, like a junior listening to a family elder, and wondered how she seemed so comfortable in her skin and in command of her story despite such painful experiences." --Nesrine Malik, Guardian "A moving testimony to political radicalization, independence, and the skillful use of language as a weapon in the hands of a fearless activist. As a woman in the male-dominated world of state leaders in the 1960s, her biography is unique" --Von Julian Weber, Die Tageszeitung, "Embodying pan-Africanism, Blouin befriended, counseled or lobbied the first presidents or prime ministers of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Ghana." --Stuart A. Reid, New York Times "An amazingly good and moving description of a childhood blighted by the horrors of colonialism, told by an extraordinary woman ... Riveting." --Jessica Mitford "A penetrating study of colonial society." --Studs Terkel "Magnificent ... Illuminates our understanding of how the politics of a country shapes its people's lives." --Tillie Olsen "Our enemies attack her all the time. Not for what she's done, but simply because she is a woman, and she is there, in the thick of it." --Patrice Lumumba, "Embodying pan-Africanism, Blouin befriended, counseled or lobbied the first presidents or prime ministers of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Ghana." --Stuart A. Reid, New York Times "An amazingly good and moving description of a childhood blighted by the horrors of colonialism, told by an extraordinary woman ... Riveting." --Jessica Mitford "A penetrating study of colonial society." --Studs Terkel "Magnificent ... Illuminates our understanding of how the politics of a country shapes its people's lives." --Tillie Olsen "Our enemies attack her all the time. Not for what she's done, but simply because she is a woman, and she is there, in the thick of it." --Patrice Lumumba "An extraordinary and vital work by one of the towering figures of anticolonial resistance. That Andrée Blouin has not been as renowned as Lumumba, Sankara, Cabral, has always been a scandalous injustice. This new edition of her memoir goes some way to redressing that, and is a publishing and political event of immense importance." --China Miéville, author of A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto "Through My Country, Africa , Blouin's extraordinary story is being released for a second time, this time into a world that shows greater interest in the historical contributions of women. New readers will learn of the girl who went from being stashed away by the colonial system, to fighting for the freedom of millions of black Africans." --Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC "This is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of race, gender, and freedom." -- Publishers Weekly "Measured and nuanced ... My Country, Africa is an intense history of colonialism. Blouin's story serves as a microcosm for the near misses, cycles and reason-defying hope that characterise Africa's past." --Colm McKenna, Irish Times, "Embodying pan-Africanism, Blouin befriended, counseled or lobbied the first presidents or prime ministers of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Ghana." --Stuart A. Reid, New York Times "An amazingly good and moving description of a childhood blighted by the horrors of colonialism, told by an extraordinary woman ... Riveting." --Jessica Mitford "A penetrating study of colonial society." --Studs Terkel "Magnificent ... Illuminates our understanding of how the politics of a country shapes its people's lives." --Tillie Olsen "Our enemies attack her all the time. Not for what she's done, but simply because she is a woman, and she is there, in the thick of it." --Patrice Lumumba "An extraordinary and vital work by one of the towering figures of anticolonial resistance. That Andrée Blouin has not been as renowned as Lumumba, Sankara, Cabral, has always been a scandalous injustice. This new edition of her memoir goes some way to redressing that, and is a publishing and political event of immense importance." --China Miéville, author of A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto "Through My Country, Africa , Blouin's extraordinary story is being released for a second time, this time into a world that shows greater interest in the historical contributions of women. New readers will learn of the girl who went from being stashed away by the colonial system, to fighting for the freedom of millions of black Africans." --Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC "This is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of race, gender, and freedom." -- Publishers Weekly "Measured and nuanced ... My Country, Africa is an intense history of colonialism. Blouin's story serves as a microcosm for the near misses, cycles and reason-defying hope that characterise Africa's past." --Colm McKenna, Irish Times "Bravo, Verso Books, for publishing Andrée's, more relevant than ever, story." --Rosita Sweetman, Irish Independent "All readers of this insider's view of the fight for African independence will be inspired by the contribution made by this important and much neglected woman in the black liberation movement." --Roger McKenzie, Morning Star "[Blouin's] general lack of recognition is of course an indictment on the ethnocentric, as well as androcentric, way history is narrated ... riveting" --Tola Ositelu, Afropean "A remarkable autobiography that feels like a relevant reflection on the present, not a historical account ... Blouin's voice rings loud and clear throughout her account of her life, conversational and at times proudly regaling. I found myself gripped, like a junior listening to a family elder, and wondered how she seemed so comfortable in her skin and in command of her story despite such painful experiences." --Nesrine Malik, Guardian, "Embodying pan-Africanism, Blouin befriended, counseled or lobbied the first presidents or prime ministers of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Ghana." --Stuart A. Reid, New York Times "An amazingly good and moving description of a childhood blighted by the horrors of colonialism, told by an extraordinary woman ... Riveting." --Jessica Mitford "A penetrating study of colonial society." --Studs Terkel "Magnificent ... Illuminates our understanding of how the politics of a country shapes its people's lives." --Tillie Olsen "Our enemies attack her all the time. Not for what she's done, but simply because she is a woman, and she is there, in the thick of it." --Patrice Lumumba "An extraordinary and vital work by one of the towering figures of anticolonial resistance. That Andrée Blouin has not been as renowned as Lumumba, Sankara, Cabral, has always been a scandalous injustice. This new edition of her memoir goes some way to redressing that, and is a publishing and political event of immense importance." --China Miéville, author of A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto "Through My Country, Africa , Blouin's extraordinary story is being released for a second time, this time into a world that shows greater interest in the historical contributions of women. New readers will learn of the girl who went from being stashed away by the colonial system, to fighting for the freedom of millions of black Africans." --Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC "This is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of race, gender, and freedom." -- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
966.032092
Table Of Content
Introduction Editor's Note Part I 1 From the Village to the Orphanage 2 Years of Misery, a Week of Happiness 3 Coming of Age Brings New Terrors 4 Flight to a New Life 5 Hard Days Precede First Love 6 Africa Unfolds, My Life Takes a Turn 7 My Rita and My Father 8 Grueling Enterprises and Tragedy 9 A Funeral and a Marriage 10 Europe and My Great Love 11 Siguiri, Land of Gold and Thirst 12 Little Joséphine, My Own Maman Part II 13 Destiny Calls, My Political Work Begins 14 Healing the Breach between African Brothers 15 An Invitation to Help the Congo's Women 16 A Perilous Campaign in the Brush 17 Ominous Developments Surround Lumumba 18 Expulsion on the Eve of Independence 19 The Protocol and the Escape 20 The Congo Catastrophe 21 Betrayal Everywhere 22 Lumumba's Downfall and Ruin 23 My Africa, My Joséphine Epilogue Postface Index
Synopsis
"We who have been colonized can never forget" Andrée Blouin--once called the most dangerous woman in Africa--played a leading role in the struggles for decolonization that shook the continent in the 1950s and '60s, advising the postcolonial leaders of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea, and Ghana. In this autobiography, Blouin retraces her remarkable journey as an African revolutionary. Born in French Equatorial Africa and abandoned at the age of three, she endured years of neglect and abuse in a colonial orphanage, which she escaped after being forced by nuns into an arranged marriage at fifteen. She later became radicalized by the death of her two-year-old son, who was denied malaria medication by French officials because he was one-quarter African. In Guinea, where Blouin was active in Sékou Touré's campaign for independence, she came into contact with leaders of the liberation movement in the Belgian Congo. Blouin witnessed the Congolese tragedy up close as an adviser to Patrice Lumumba, whose arrest and assassination she narrates in unforgettable detail. Blouin offers a sweeping survey of pan-African nationalism, capturing the intricacies of revolutionary diplomacy, comradeship, and betrayal. Alongside intimate portraits of the movement's leaders, Blouin provides insights into the often-overlooked contribution of African women in the struggle for independence., Andrée Blouin-once called the most dangerous woman in Africa-played a leading role in the struggles for decolonization that shook the continent in the 1950s and '60s, advising the postcolonial leaders of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea, and Ghana. In this autobiography, Blouin retraces her remarkable journey as an African revolutionary. Born in French Equatorial Africa and abandoned at the age of three, she endured years of neglect and abuse in a colonial orphanage, which she escaped after being forced by nuns into an arranged marriage at fifteen. She later became radicalized by the death of her two-year-old son, who was denied malaria medication by French officials because he was one-quarter African. In Guinea, where Blouin was active in Sékou Touré's campaign for independence, she came into contact with leaders of the liberation movement in the Belgian Congo. Blouin witnessed the Congolese tragedy up close as an adviser to Patrice Lumumba, whose arrest and assassination she narrates in unforgettable detail. Blouin offers a sweeping survey of pan-African nationalism, capturing the intricacies of revolutionary diplomacy, comradeship, and betrayal. Alongside intimate portraits of the movement's leaders, Blouin provides insights into the often-overlooked contribution of African women in the struggle for independence.
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