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Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War de Anthony Shadid

Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War

Autor Anthony Shadid
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2006

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National Book Critics Circle Award (2005), L.A. Times Book Prize (2005), Helen Bernstein Book Award (2006)
 
Winner of the 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize
A Washington Post Book World Top Five Nonfiction Book of the Year
A Seattle Times Top Ten Best Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
 
In 2003, The Washington Post's Anthony Shadid went to war in Iraq, but not as an embedded journalist. Born and raised in Oklahoma, of Lebanese descent, Shadid, a fluent Arabic speaker, has spent the last three years dividing his time between Washington, D.C., and Baghdad. The only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his extraordinary coverage of Iraq, Shadid is also the only writer to describe the human story of ordinary Iraqis weathering the unexpected impact of America's invasion and occupation. Through the moving stories of individual Iraqis, Shadid shows how Saddam's downfall paved the way not just for hopes of democracy but also for the importation of jihad and the rise of a bloody insurgency. "A superb reporter's book," wrote Seymour Hersh; Night Draws Near is, according to Mark Danner, "essential."
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780312426033
ISBN-10: 0312426038
Pagini: 507
Dimensiuni: 140 x 208 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Picador USA

Notă biografică

Anthony Shadid has reported for the Associated Press, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post. His first book, Legacy of the Prophet: Despots, Democrats, and the New Politics of Islam, was published in 2001. He lives in Baghdad, Beirut, and Washington, D.C.

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"Incisive and eloquent . . . A harrowing portrait of life in postwar Iraq and the fallout that the American war has had on ordinary Iraqi civilians . . . A riveting narrative . . . Provides a damning account of the Bush administration's failure to prepare adequately for the postwar occupation . . . Sobering and revealing."--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times" "Shadid breaks new ground in offering us a much-needed look at the human face of the Iraqi people, as well as an acute analysis of the variegated cultural and historical forces that ultimately are going to decide the political fate of Iraq. . . . Through Shadid's eyes, we see clearly the chasm between occupier and occupied. . . . As a piece of reporting on the forces that are shaping today's Iraq, this is as fine a book as one could hope to read."--James Webb, "The Washington Post Book World" ""Night Draws Near" is unique in its breadth, its supremely elegant writing, and in the biography of its author. . . . [Shadid] understands Iraqi culture better than most U.S. journalists. . . . Everyone should read this book, especially the White House and members of Congress. It will open their eyes."--Aaron Glantz, "San Francisco Chronicle" "Told exclusively from the perspective of regular Iraqis, these are the war stories we never hear. . . . [A] definitive work."--Naomi Klein, "The Guardian" (U.K.) "This book should be read for its keen analysis of the events in postinvasion Iraq as much as for its thoughtful and precise storytelling and portraiture of Iraqis trying to make sense of their radically changed country. . . . [A] tour de force."--Anthony Swofford, "Columbia Journalism Review""" "It is Shadid's rare achievement to have recorded and restored the voices of those most directly affect by the war in Iraq: the Iraqis themselves. . . . He converses equally easily with the Texas private and the Islamic insurgent, crossing the divide between Sunni, Shiite, and American, to extractm

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From the only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Iraq, this riveting account illuminates ordinary people caught between the struggles of nations.

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