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A week in Congo: John le Carré’s relationship with Africa
This talk delves into the time Michela Wrong spent with le Carré in the lakeside town of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, which served as a lesson in the art of observation – at which David excelled – while also showing a young writer the difference between the fiction and the non-fiction writing approach. But the book which resulted – The Mission Song – betrayed a certain unease on the writer’s part when it came to matters African, Wrong argues, an unease that characterises all his African novels.
Michela Wrong is a former correspondent for Reuters, the BBC and The Financial Times. Of British and Italian heritage, she has written five books on Africa, including a novel. She lives in north London.
Date:
30 January 2026, 15:30
Venue:
Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library or on Zoom
Speaker:
Michela Wrong
Organiser:
Bodleian Public Engagement Team
Organiser contact email address:
publicengagement@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Hosts:
Federico Varese (University of Oxford),
Bodleian Public Engagement Team
Part of:
John le Carré talks
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/lecarre
Cost:
£5
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Hayleigh Jutson
