| King Leopold's Soliloquy |  | Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: International Publishers
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 0717806871
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.4
EAN: 9780717806874
ASIN: 0717806871
Publication Date: March 1991
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 Is it what's really that bad that makes this book so good? April 27, 2000
Phalin Landry (Louisiana,United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
In beginning Twain's "King Leopold's Soliloquy", one immediately notices how wordy Twain is. Yet, the context plays a major role in portraying the oddity of how the king actually thought his cruelty was well deserved. This book is pure genius when it comes to irony and sarcasim. One of Twain's most horrid yet thought provoking novels.
REMARKABLE AND WELL DOCUMENTED November 17, 2003
C. Alexander (Dallas, TX USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
mark twain's accounts of king leopold's rule in the congo and the colonization of it by the belguims speak of a known but least talked about african holocaust in the congo. over ten million people murdered. congolese people enslaved, mutilated, whipped, tortured, and ect. all under the orders of leopold and belguim. it shows how imperialism in the congo raped the region of its vast resources such as gold, diamonds, cobalt, maganese, rubber and fruit products. this book should definately be read by all, eventhough it a small book, its very powerful and needed. i highly recommend it.
Long Rave The King August 3, 2007
Kevin Black (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is Mark Twain at his political satirical most incisiveness. It was well documented that at this point in his life, Twain spoke out bravely against many of the world's atrocities and this "soliloquy" is so wry that at times it feels nearly sympathetic, a literary device that brings the reader into a greater sense of anger and disgust at the callousness of deeds and thought from the King of Belgium. Historically, it is a must read for anyone studying world history and the story of King Leopold and his influence at the Berlin conference of 1884-85 is a fascinating side note to the events and political infighting that eventually would lead to the first World War. For Twain buffs, its a departure in tone that makes it even the more fascinating.
Excellent work! June 7, 2006
R. Wood
The front cover of the printing I have (International Publishers, New York, 1961) is so relevant even now. You see a picture of a cross, over a machete, over a black background. And, above it all, a Crown.
Twain's genius, so superior to that of John Conrad in the racist "Heart of Darkness", is reflected in his use of the the main character's own defense to effectively hang himself. Twain manages to provide many factual examples of actual reports of abuses without casting off his fiction-writer robes. Well done. Well done!
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