![]() To write it, the author travelled throughout the DRC and spoke to hundreds of Congolese to construct a story that is halfway between classical historiography and fiction. David Van Reybrouck recounts the tumultuous destiny of this country, interweaving historical facts and the story of his encounters. ![]() Een geschiedenis (Congo: The Epic History of a People), published in 2010 and translated into 15 languages. He won international fame primarily thanks to his book Congo. Set in South Africa, it is a fanciful investigation into the history of plagiarism, from Maeterlinck to Eugène Marais. He began his professional life as a cultural historian, collaborating on exhibitions on human evolution, but in 2001 he published his first work of fiction, De Plaag (The Plague). ![]() ![]() In addition to his academic skills, he has distinguished himself in various fields - as a writer, novelist, and man of the theatre, and is also a journalist. In 2000, he obtained his doctorate at the University of Leiden. Born in Bruges on 11 September 1971, the scientist, historian, archaeologist and writer David Van Reybrouck studied archaeology and philosophy at the universities of Leuven and Cambridge. ![]()
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