Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
By Michela Wrong
Read by Michela Wrong
Unabridged
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$40.00
ISBN: 9781549110450
Runtime: | 18.04 Hours |
Category: | Nonfiction/Political Science |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A New York Times Book Review pick of Best Books Now in Paperback
#1 Amazon bestseller
We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in an era of peace and stability that made Rwanda the donor darling of the West, winning comparisons with Switzerland and Singapore. But the truth was considerably more sinister.
Vividly sourcing her story with direct testimony from key participants, Wrong uses the story of the murder of Patrick Karegeya, once Rwanda’s head of external intelligence and a quicksilver operator of supple charm, to paint the portrait of a modern African dictatorship created in the chilling likeness of Paul Kagame, the president who sanctioned his former friend’s assassination.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Superb… an epic tale of blood, bitterness and betrayal… a gripping tale.” —The Times (London)
“[The book] stands out as perhaps the most ambitious attempt yet to tell the dark story of Rwanda and the region’s deeply intertwined tragedies.” —New York Times Book Review
“An extraordinarily brave piece of reporting.” —Financial Times (London)
“In Wrong’s panoramic cast of characters, the voices of those whose lives were destroyed ring out the loudest…Gripping, stylish journalism that proves the modern history of Rwanda is hardly settled.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A melancholy love song to the lost dreams of the nations of Africa’s Great Lakes…It’s a major accomplishment, very driven, very impassioned.” —John le Carré, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Her skills as a writer and expert knowledge of Africa make this a chilling story.” —Adam Hochschild, New York Times bestselling author
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Retail CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/Political Science |
Runtime: | 18.04 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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