We slaves of Suriname
by Anton de Kom
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Anton de Kom's We Slaves of Suriname is a literary masterpiece as well as a fierce indictment of racism and colonialism. In this classic book, published here in English for the first time, the Surinamese writer and resistance leader recounts the history of his homeland, from the first settlements by Europeans in search of gold through the era of the slave trade and the period of Dutch colonial rule, when the old slave mentality persisted, long after slavery had been formally abolished. 159 show more years after the abolition of slavery in Suriname and 88 years after its initial publication, We Slaves of Suriname has lost none of its brilliance and power. show lessTags
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Incredible book whose lessons are still being learned.
uitgeleend door Magda juni 2025
Een goed geschreven boek over de geschiedenis van de slavernij in Suriname. Ook de persoonlijke bedreiging van de auteur wordt op een goede manier beschreven, zonder al te veel beklag. De Kom had nog veel uitgebreider kunnen schrijven, wat het verhaal nog sterker had gemaakt. Desalniettemin een aanrader voor iedereen die denkt dat het wel meeviel met de slavernij in Suriname. De liefde voor Suriname springt er ook uit, met name waar De Kom beschrijft hoe hij met de boot weer in het land terugkomt.
Oct 12, 2022Dutch
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