It's Our Turn to Eat - Couverture souple

Wrong, Michela

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007241976 ISBN 13 : 9780007241972

Editeur : Fourth Estate Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

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. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Wrong’s book is packed with detail and solid sourcing and tells its story clearly.” --Jeffrey Gettleman (New York Review of Books)

“Important and illuminating...Reads like a John Le Carré novel...On a deeper and much richer level, it’s an analysis of how and why Kenya descended into political violence.” (Caroline Elkins, Washington Post)

“A fast-paced political thriller—with echoes of Graham Greene and John le Carré.... A gripping, thoughtful book.” (New York Times Book Review)

“...urgent and important...” (Harper's Magazine)

“A gripping saga...a down-to-earth yet sophisticated expose...a devastating account of how corruption and tribalism reinforce each other.” (The Economist)

A solid investigative exposé (Kirkus Reviews)

“Written with the pace of a thriller and a depth of analysis of a nation and a man, this is a compelling look at a nation struggling to overcome its past.” (Booklist)

“A gripping profile of an anti-corruption crusader.... Githongo...is a magnetic protagonist for Wrong’s expose of the machinery of corruption.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A tumultuous journey through the official networks of sleaze that drained billions of dollars from Kenya’s coffers... The extent of the fraud, and the level of destruction it wreaked, is shocking...” (Newsweek International)

Quatrième de couverture :

In January 2003, Kenya was hailed as a model of democracy after the peaceful election of its new president, Mwai Kibaki. By appointing respected longtime reformer John Githongo as anticorruption czar, the new Kikuyu government signaled its determination to end the corrupt practices that had tainted the previous regime. Yet only two years later, Githongo himself was on the run, having secretly compiled evidence of official malfeasance throughout the new administration. Unable to remain silent, Githongo, at great personal risk, made the painful choice to go public. The result was a Kenyan Watergate.

Michela Wrong's account of how a pillar of the establishment turned whistle-blower—becoming simultaneously one of the most hated and admired men in Kenya—grips like a political thriller while probing the very roots of the continent's predicament.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0007241976
• ISBN 13: 9780007241972
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 400