Stringer - A Reporter's Journey in the Congo

Written with startling beauty and acuity, Stringer is an account of a year and a half that Anjan Sundaram spent in the Congo working on the bottom rung of the Associated Press. It was an intense period that would take him deep into the shadowy city of Kinshasa, to the dense rainforests that still evoke Conrad's vision, and to the heart of Africa's great war, culminating in the historic and violent multiparty elections of 2006. Along the way he would go on a joyride with Kinshasa's feral children, fend off its women desperate for an escape route, and travel with an Indian businessman hunting for his fortune.

Riassunto

A brilliant and thrilling memoir of a dangerous and disorienting year of self-discovery in the Congo, set against the backdrop of the explosively violent 2006 elections

Relazione

You have found a rare talent in Anjan Sundaram. I loved his coming of age, not just professionally but intimately and privately, set against the Congo morass. It takes a brave writer to admit to utter bewilderment, so I salute not just his honesty but his spirit. Tim Butcher, author of the Sunday Times bestseller, Blood River

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anjan Sundaram
• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9781782392477
• ISBN: 978-1-78239-247-7
• Dimensioni: 148 mm x 208 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, Memoirs, Central Africa, Travel and holiday, Diaries, letters and journals, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, TRAVEL / Africa / Central