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An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography Paperback - 2007
by Rusesabagina, Paul; Zoellner, Tom
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- Good
- Paperback
The riveting life story of Rusesabagina--the man whose heroism inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda"--is sure to become a classic of tolerance literature. "An Ordinary Man" explores what the film could not: the inner life of the man who became one of the most prominent public faces of that terrible conflict. 8-page photo insert.
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Details
- Title An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography
- Author Rusesabagina, Paul; Zoellner, Tom
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, NY; USA
- Date 2007-02-27
- Features Bibliography, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0143038605-3-23243843
- ISBN 9780143038603 / 0143038605
- Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.12 x 0.57 in (19.71 x 13.00 x 1.45 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Cultural Region: African
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Rwanda, Rusesabagina, Paul
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Summary
Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabaginas unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his guests and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.