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Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant (Paperback)

by Heidi Holland (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (5 Feb 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141040793
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141040790
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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'By tracking down the key figures in Mugabe's life, Heidi Holland has come closer than anyone else to discovering what makes the old dictator tick' - David Blair, Daily Telegraph 'The most intimate portrait yet produced of Zimbabwe's clever but brutal leader' - Adam Roberts, The Economist


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This penetrating, timely portrait of Robert Mugabe is the psychobiography of a man whose once brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent. Heidi Holland's tireless investigation begins with her having dinner with Mugabe, the freedom fighter, and ends in a searching interview with Zimbabwe's president more than 30 years later. The author charts Mugabe's gradual self-destruction, and uncovers some of the most respectable international players in the Zimbabwe tragedy. Probing the mystery of Africa's loyalty to one of its worst dictators, Holland explores the contradictions that cloud the life of the man who had embodied a continent's promise.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced account, 8 Nov 2008
This review is from: Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant (Hardcover)
This is a balanced account of Mugabe.It shows his good and bad sides and provides a possible explanation for his actions. I guess the most important thing is he is detached from the man on the street and the common Zimbabwean. He is definately not in touch with my generation of Zimbabweans.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched and balanced book!!, 4 Feb 2009
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This review is from: Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant (Hardcover)
This book is the only one I have read that analyses the life of Mugabe from an independent point of view. The research is balanced by taking the story from varying perspectives. The icing comes in that the subject is also interviewed to give a well-rounded analysis.
I would recommend this book to any one who seeks to understand the background behind Robert Mugabe's rise to and fall from glory.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbiased writing., 24 Sep 2008
This review is from: Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant (Hardcover)
I have several friends from Zim, so wanted to try to understand what has happened, why Mugabe has acted as he has. Heidi Holland seems to have achieved an explanation, and shows that there's more than one to blame.
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