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Michela Wrong
It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower
Editura: Harper
Anul aparitiei: 2009
Editura: Harper Perennial
Anul aparitiei: 2010
"A fast-paced political thriller.... Wrong's gripping, thoughtful book stands as both a tribute to Githongo's courage and a cautionary tale." -- New York Times Book Review "On one level, It's Our Turn to Eat reads like a John Le Carré novel.... On a deeper and much richer level, the book is an analysis of how and why Kenya descended into political violence." -- Washington Post Called "urgent and important" by Harper's magazine, It's Our Turn to Eat is a nonfiction political thriller of modern Kenya--an eye-opening account of tribal rivalries, pervasive graft, and the rising anger of a prospect-less youth that exemplifies an African dilemma.
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
Anul aparitiei: 2002
Known as "the Leopard," the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager. Michela Wrong, a correspondent who witnessed Mobutu's last days, traces the rise and fall of the idealistic young journalist who became the stereotype of an African despot. Engrossing, highly readable, and as funny as it is tragic, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz assesses the acts of the villains and the heroes in this fascinating story of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation
Anul aparitiei: 2006
Scarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against Ethiopia, its giant neighbor, is woven into the national psyche, the product of cynical foreign interventions. Fascist Italy wanted Eritrea as the springboard for a new, racially pure Roman empire; Britain sold off its industry for scrap; the United States needed a base for its state-of-the-art spy station; and the Soviet Union used it as a pawn in a proxy war. In I Didn't Do It for You , Michela Wrong reveals the breathtaking abuses this tiny nation has suffered and, with a sharp eye for detail and a taste for the incongruous, tells the story of colonialism itself and how international power politics can play havoc with a country's destiny.
Wrong Michela
I Didn't Do It For You How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Anul aparitiei: 2005
One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea. Page dim. 197 x 128 x 30 Weight: 340 grams
In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo
Anul aparitiei: 2001
A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong's vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory. Page dim. 199 x 128 x 22 Weight: 266 grams
It's Our Turn to Eat
A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point. Page dim. 198 x 128 x 25 Weight: 262 grams
Borderlines
Anul aparitiei: 2016
The debut novel by a British writer with nearly two decades of African experience - a compelling courtroom drama and a gritty, aromatic evocation of place, inspired by recent events. Page dim. 130 x 197 x 28 Weight: 250 grams
Do Not Disturb
Anul aparitiei: 2020
Page dim. 216 x 135 Weight: 270 grams
Michela Wrong (Author)
Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
Editura: PUBLICAFFAIRS
Anul aparitiei: 2021
A powerful investigation into a grisly killing that leads to an unravelling of the benign image o
Do Not Disturb Lib/E: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
Anul aparitiei: 2023
A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: <
Do Not Disturb The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2022 'Superb' The Times 'Engrossing and revelatory' Observer 'Powerful, compelling and meticulously researched' New Statesman Page dim. 163 x 241 x 48 Weight: 748 grams