New Library Highlight: Still a Pygmy

Still a Pygmy, by Isaac Bacirongo & Michael Nest, is the memoir of Isaac Bacirongo, an ethnic BaTembo Mbuti (Pygmy) from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This recent library acquisition is thought to be the first memoir by a Pygmy author ever to be published. His narrative is recorded by Michael Nest, an Australian writer who lived in the DRC for years. Bacirongo has become an advocate for fair treatment of his people and has helped establish the first indigenous rights organization for pygmies in Congo. Still a Pygmy is the subject of our latest Library Highlight!