Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo

Christophe Cassiau-Haurie

Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Catalyst Books
Country
United States
Published
17 August 2021
Pages
132
ISBN
9781946395474

Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo

Christophe Cassiau-Haurie

Madame Livingstone is based on the true story of the unlikely partnership between a Belgian and an African who were responsible for the sinking of a German battleship in the Congo during the First World War. Aviator Gaston Mercier, lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Army, arrives at Lake Tanganyika, Congo in 1915 on orders to sink a critical German warship, the Graf Von Goetzen. To find out the ship’s exact position, he is assigned a guide, an enigmatic, mixed-race African and the supposed son of the famous explorer David Livingstone who is nicknamed Mrs. Livingstone for the Scottish kilt he wears. Little by little, while the war between Belgian and German colonial powers rages on and the pair hunt down the Graf Von Goetzen, the young Belgian pilot learns more about the land around him from Mrs. Livingstone and discovers the irrevocable and tragic effects of colonialism on the local people. A historical fiction story of adventure and friendship against the backdrop of World War I in Africa, Madame Livingstone was originally published in France by Glenat in 2014. The graphic novel is authored by historian and comics specialist Christophe Cassiau-Haurie and Congo’s unique beauty is presented in full color illustrations by beloved Congolese artist Barly Baruti.

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