Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina's unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his "guests and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143038603
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 224
Tiempo de lectura:
4h 35m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 22/01/2007
Año de edición: 2007
Plaza de edición: London
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Paul Rusesabagina
Paul Rusesabagina tiene en su haber, entre otros, el National Civil Rights Museum's 2005 Freedom Award (Memphis, EUA) y la Presidential Medal of Freedom (otorgada por el gobierno de los EUA). Actualmente reside en Bruselas. Tom Zoellner ha colaborado como editor en la revista Men's Health y ha trabajado como periodista para el San Francisco Chronicle. Su libro The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire ha sido publicado recientemente (2006). En la actualidad reside en la ciudad de Nueva York.