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King Leopold's Ghost

book by Adam Hochschild
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Instance of
written work
Author
Adam Hochschild[1]
Genre
biography[3]
Language of work or name
English[4]
Publication date
1998[6]
Country of origin
United States[5]
Main subject
Atrocities in the Congo Free State[7]
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt[2]
Subtitle
A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa[9]
Title
King Leopold's Ghost[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en King Leopold's Ghost es El fantasma del rey Leopoldo fa شبح پادشاه لئوپولد fi Kuningas Leopoldin haamu fi Kuningas Leopoldin haamu: Kertomus ahneudesta, terrorista ja sankaruudesta siirtomaa-ajan Afrikassa fr Le Fantôme du roi Léopold fr Les Fantomes du roi Leopold fr Les Fantômes du roi Léopold ja レオポルド王の亡霊 ja レオポルド王の幽霊 ja レオポルド王の霊 nl De geest van koning Leopold II nl De geest van koning Leopold Ⅱ nl De geest van koning Leopold II en de plundering van de Congo nl De geest van koning Leopold Ⅱ en de plundering van de Congo pl Duch króla Leopolda pt O Fantasma do Rei Leopoldo
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119447814X
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads work ID
937922
LibraryThing work ID
22040
Open Library ID
OL1869541W
Penguin Random House work ID
80995

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Adam Hochschild
Country of origin 1
United States
Genre 1
biography
Language of work or name 1
English
Main subject 1
Atrocities in the Congo Free State
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  1. 23w ago · Salwahmagala · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → 1998
    Genre → biography
    Main subject → Atrocities in the Congo Free State
    Language of work or name → English
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