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Michela Wrong
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2022 ‘Superb’ The Times ‘Engrossing and revelatory’ Observer ‘Powerful, compelling and meticulously researched’ New Statesman
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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…
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A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point.
A story of 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…
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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…
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Scarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world’s longest-running guerrilla war. The way international power politics can play havoc with a…
