The Dictator's Last Night - Brossura

Khadra, Yasmina

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1910477133 ISBN 13: 9781910477137

Casa editrice: Gallic Books, 2015

Riassunto

People say I am a megalomaniac. It is not true. I am an exceptional being, providence incarnate, envied by the gods, able to make a faith of his cause.

October 2011. In the dying days of the Libyan civil war, Muammar Gaddafi is hiding out in his home town of Sirte along with his closest advisors.

In this gripping imagining of the last hours of President Gaddafi, Khadra provides us with fascinating insight into the mind of one of the most complex and controversial figures of recent history.

Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul.

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Recensione:

Compulsive, funny, powerfully emotional..sinuously intelligent. Khadra's perceptive and confident novel, translated from French by Julian Evans, is an unmissable entertainment.--The Guardian

Mesmerizing --The New Yorker

In this closed-door drama, which reads almost like a piece of theatre, Yasmina Khadra gets inside the mind of a tyrant awaiting the fatal bullet. --Le Point

Packs a devastating punch--Shortlist

Bold, often mischievous. A wonderfully entertaining read - as commanding and schizophrenic as the psychopath who 'speaks' its words. --The Big Issue

A skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers. --Times Literary Supplement

Like all the great storytellers of history, [Khadra] espouses the contradictions of his characters, who carry in themselves the entirety of the human condition. --Le Point

'World-class' Rosie Goldsmith-- The Independent

Captivating and perversely delightful. --The Wall Street Journal

L'autore:

Yasmina Khadra: Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul.
He became director of the Algerian Cultural Center in Paris in November 2007 and in November 2013 announced his candidacy for the presidency of Algeria.
Julian Evans: Julian Evans is a writer and translator. He lives in Bristol.

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• Editore: Gallic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1910477133
• ISBN 13: 9781910477137
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 190