The Remarkable Life of Andrée Blouin
The memoirs of the Central African revolutionary tell the story of a woman who witnessed firsthand the ecstatic highs and tragic lows of the continent’s struggle for independence.
Andrée Blouin was one of the closest allies of Patrice Lumumba, the charismatic Congolese leader who guided his country to independence before his assassination in 1961. At the time, American and Belgian critics reserved special contempt for Blouin, branding her a fanatic and accusing her of being a communist agent. Yet despite her prominence during […]
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