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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
Michela Wrong · 初版 2000 年
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被称为“猎豹”的扎伊尔总统蒙博托·塞塞·塞科（Mobutu Sese Seko）掌权三十二年，展现出了如其称号一般的狡黠——拉拢西方大国、收买反对派，并以残暴与魅力的毁灭性结合统治着他的人民。在民众陷入赤贫之际，他大肆掠夺国家的铜和钻石资源，在丛林宫殿里狂饮粉红香槟，宛如约瑟夫·康拉德笔下疯狂站长在现代的转世化身。亲历蒙博托末日余晖的驻外记者 Michela Wrong，追溯了这位曾怀揣理想的年轻记者……
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如果你想多了解一点刚果的历史，我强烈推荐 Michela Wrong 的《In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo》。别被那耸人听闻的书名和看似老套的《Heart of Darkness》梗劝退，文笔远比这聪明得多。她写这本书时刚好在……
If you're interested in learning a little more about the Congo's history, I highly recommend Michela Wrong's book In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo. Ignore the sensationalized title and apparently cliche reference to Heart of Darkness, the writing is much smarter than that. She wrote it shortly after…
《In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz》[1] 这本书对后殖民时期的刚果地区做了极其精彩的记述，在楼主（OP）的文章里也多次被提及。1 - https://www.amazon.com/Footsteps-Mr-Kurtz-Disaster-Mobutus/d...
The book "In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz" [1], is a fascinating account of the post-colonial Congo region, which comes up several times in the OP article. 1 - https://www.amazon.com/Footsteps-Mr-Kurtz-Disaster-Mobutus/d...
> 也许令人意外的是，《In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz》里独立后最不招人同情的人物可能要数世界银行和 IMF 的员工了。能详细展开讲讲吗？
> Perhaps surprisingly, the least sympathetic characters post-independence in In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz might be the World Bank and IMF employees. Could you elaborate?