The Catastrophist (Paperback, Reissue)

1959. A bloody political drama is unfolding in the Congo as Patrice Lumumba struggles for the right to lead his country to freedom from colonial rule. Gillespie, a journalist, has followed his Italian communist girlfriend to Leopoldville. Through her he becomes involved in political intrigue, meets Stripe, a smooth-talking CIA agent, and Auguste, his wily driver. As the action develops Gillespie is drawn deeper into a world where no-one is to be trusted and finds first his love affair and then his life threatened. Moral dilemmas abound in a compelling story of poverty, corruption, violence and passion. Shortlisted for the 1998 Whitbread Novel Award. (Kirkus UK)

Gillespie, an Irishman, goes to the Congo in 1959 in pursuit of his beautiful lover Ines, a passionate Italian journalist. Unlike her, Gillespie has no interest in the deepening independence crisis, nor in the charismatic leader, Patrice Lumumba. He has other business: this is his last chance to make love work for him.

General

Imprint:	Headline Review
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 1999
Authors:	Ronan Bennett
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	313
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-7472-6033-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-7472-6033-8
Barcode:	9780747260332

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