This play by renowned poet and political activist Aime
Cesairerecounts the tragic death of Patrice Lumumba, the first
prime minister of the Congo Republic and an African nationalist
hero. A Season in the Congofollows Lumumba's efforts to free the
Congolese from Belgian rule and the political struggles that led to
his assassination in 1961. Cesaire powerfully depicts Lumumba as a
sympathetic, Christ-like figure whose conscious martyrdom reflects
his self-sacrificing humanity and commitment to pan-Africanism.
Born in Martinique and educated in Paris, Cesaire was a
revolutionary artist and lifelong political activist, who founded
the Martinique Independent Revolution Party. Cesaire's ardent
personal opposition to Western imperialism and racism fuels both
his profound sympathy for Lumumba and the emotional strength of A
Season in the Congo. Now rendered in a lyrical translation by
distinguished scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Cesaire's play
will find a new audience of readers interested in world literature
and the vestiges of European colonialism.
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