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The Dictator's Last Night (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781910477137)
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Yasmina Khadra
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xDescribed as 'deeply affecting' by The Guardian, Yasmina Khadra provides us with a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the most complex and controversial figures of recent history in this gripping imagining of the last hours of President Gaddafi.
'Khadra's prose is gentle and precise' The New Yorker
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.
Author: Yasmina Khadra
ISBN-10: 1910477133
ISBN-13: 9781910477137
Publisher: Gallic Books
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2015
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2015 pg. 70
New Yorker (The) 11/30/2015 pg. 87
New York Times Book Review 12/13/2015 pg. 46
By Yasmina Khadra
xYasmina 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 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.
Julian Evans is a writer and translator from French and German. His most recent translations are Michel Déon's The Foundling Boy and The Foundling's War.
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