George Alagiah

The Burning Land

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Produktbeschreibung

The exhilarating debut political thriller from beloved BBC broadcaster George Alagiah

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Black Thorn / Canongate Books
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 6065
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 191mm x 129mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 190g
• ISBN-13: 9781786897947
• ISBN-10: 1786897946
• Artikelnr.: 57882161

Autorenporträt

George Alagiah was a presenter of BBC News at Six, Britain's most watched news programme. That role followed ten years as a foreign correspondent, covering the 9/11 attacks on New York, the genocide in Rwanda, civil wars in Liberia, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, and Nelson Mandela's presidency. He won numerous awards, including The Royal Television Society and Amnesty International among others. Before the BBC he worked in print journalism. In 2008 he was awarded an OBE for services to journalism. The Burning Land was shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award and the Paul Torday Memorial Prize. He died in 2023.

Rezensionen

A gripping tale of events spinning out of control in a country struggling to redefine itself Guardian