The Dictator's Last Night - Couverture souple

Khadra, Yasmina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910477133 ISBN 13 : 9781910477137

Editeur : Gallic Books, 2015

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

The Dictator's Last Night a title to be filed alongside such great dictator novels as García Márquez's The Autumn of the Patriarch ... or Vargas Llosa's The Feast of the Goat ... Compulsive, funny, powerfully emotional and often sinuously intelligent ... Khadra's perceptive and confident novel, translated from French by Julian Evans, is an unmissable entertainment.--The Guardian

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. They await a convoy that will take them south, away from encroaching rebel forces and NATO aerial attacks.

The mood is sombre. In what will be his final night, Gaddafi reflects on an extraordinary life, whilst still raging against the West, his fellow Arab nations and the ingratitude of the Libyan people. 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 author of more than 20 novels, including The Swallows of Kabul and The Attack, both shortlisted for the IMPAC literary award. Khadra's work has been published in 45 countries. His recent Guardian piece on the role of the West in causing chaos in Libya attracted over 1,000 comments and 3,000 shares. Born in Algeria, he now lives in France.

Revue de presse :

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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Gallic Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1910477133
• ISBN 13: 9781910477137
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112