An Ordinary Man: The True Story Behind Hotel Rwanda

Zusatztext 'A fascinating book ... by an ordinary man! about ordinary people! the kind of daring it takes to survive! and most of all the courage it takes to endure' Informationen zum Autor Paul Rusesabagina is the former general manager of the Mille Collines Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. In 1984, Rusesabagina became assistant general manager of the Belgian-owned Mille Collines. In November 1992, he was promoted to general manager of the nearby Diplomat Hotel. After the genocide he sought asylum in Belgium and found work driving a taxicab; he now owns a trucking company in Zambia. Tom Zoellner, 36, is an award-winning newspaper and magazine journalist. He has been a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, The Arizona Republic and the Savannah Morning News . He lives in New York. Zusammenfassung The autobiography of the man whose natural courage was made famous by Oscar-nominated Don Cheadle in the film Hotel Rwanda

Product details

• Authors: Paul Rusesabagina, Rusesabagina Paul
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.04.2007
• EAN: 9780747585589
• ISBN: 978-0-7475-8558-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 196 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Rwanda, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, African History, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing