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Gangreen – Jef Geeraerts

Gangreen – Jef Geeraerts. Marijn, Harley, Cis & Charlotte. Jef Geeraerts. Born in Antwerp On february 23 1930 Was a colonial adminstrator Lived in Congo Moved back to Belgium in 1960 Became a writer Famous Books : Dossier K, De Zaak Alzheimer. Gangreen. 4 parts

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Gangreen – Jef Geeraerts

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  1. Gangreen– JefGeeraerts Marijn, Harley, Cis & Charlotte

  2. JefGeeraerts • Born in Antwerp • On february 23 1930 • Was a colonial adminstrator • Lived in Congo • Moved back to Belgium in 1960 • Became a writer • Famous Books : Dossier K, De Zaak Alzheimer

  3. Gangreen • 4 parts • Most famous : part 1 : Black Venus • Part 2 : De goede moordenaar • Part 3 : Het teken van de hond • Part 4 : Het zevende zegel • Jef’s life in Congo, his experiences • White > Black • Slavery • Rape • White males > black women

  4. Forbidden? • In Belgium • Many years • Sexual content & discrimination & racism • Now available in bookshops again

  5. Human Rights Violated (in book) • Discrimination • Slavery • Democracy • Nationality • Torture • Everybody = equal

  6. Human Rights violated (forbidding book) • Freedom of speech • Freedom of thought

  7. Personal Opinion • split decision • Understand it being forbidden when published, • Explicit nature & sexual content • Times have changed  allowed now • Other books with worse content

  8. Extra’s • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGi6i5oRq7w

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