Chienne de Guerre: A Woman Reporter Behind the Lines of the War in Chechnya - Couverture rigide

Nivat, Anne

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ISBN 10 : 1586480448 ISBN 13 : 9781586480448

Editeur : PublicAffairs, 2001

Synopsis

Chienne de Guerre When a spunky young reporter smuggles herself into Chechnya, her undercover reports spark anti-war protests in France and change her own life forever

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Two years ago, when she was thirty years old, Anne Nivat decided to see first-hand what war was all about. Russia had just launched its second brutal campaign against Chechnya. And though the Russians strictly forbade Westerners from covering the war, the aspiring French journalist decided she would go.

There are two very real dangers in Chechnya: being arrested by the Russians and being kidnapped by the Chechens. Nivat strapped her satellite phone to her belly, disguised herself in the garb of a Chechen peasant, and sneaked across the border. She found a young guide, Islam, to lead her illegally through the war zone. For six months they followed the war, travelling with underground rebels and sleeping with Chechen families or in abandoned buildings. Anne trembled through air raids; walked through abandoned killing fields; and helped in the halls of bloody hospitals. She interviewed rebel leaders, government officials, young widows, and angry fighters, and she reported everything back to France. Her reports in Libération led to antiwar demonstrations outside the Russian embassy in Paris.

Anne's words move. They are not florid, but terse, cool, dramatic. More than just a war correspondent's report, Chienne de Guerre is a moving story of struggle and self-discovery—the adventures of one young woman who repeatedly tests her own physical and psychological limits in the extremely dangerous and stressful environment of war.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Anne Nivat is the Moscow correspondent for Libération. A French native, she speaks perfect English.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: PublicAffairs
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1586480448
• ISBN 13: 9781586480448
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272