{"product_id":"bad-news-9781408866474","title":"Bad News","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearing a blast, journalist Anjan Sundaram headed uphill towards the sound. Grenade explosions are not entirely unusual in the city of Kigali; dissidents throw them in public areas to try and destabilise the government and, since moving to Rwanda, he had observed an increasing number of them.      What was unusual about this one, however, was that when Sundaram arrived, it was as though nothing had happened. Traffic circulated as normal, there was no debris on the streets and the policeman on duty denied any event whatsoever. This was evidence of a clean-up, a cloaking of the discontent in Rwanda and a desire to silence the media in a country most of whose citizens were without internet. This was the first of many ominous events.  \u003ci\u003eBad News\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary account of the battle for free speech in modern-day Rwanda. Following not only those journalists who stayed, despite fearing torture or even death from a ruthless government, but also those reporting from exile, it is the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRequired reading\u003c\/b\u003e … \u003cb\u003eA superb exposé \u003c\/b\u003eof a dictatorship as he observes how the tentacles of totalitarianism squeeze the life from a society. \u003ci\u003eBad News \u003c\/i\u003eis an important book that should shatter any lingering faith people might hold in Kagame’s hideous regime … This is a desolate work, taut prose describing the stifling atmosphere of a nation trapped in fear * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eSuperb, timely ... \u003cb\u003eIt is nothing less than the best book written about Rwanda by an outsider\u003c\/b\u003e, a massively important contribution to understanding what is one of Africa's most important, inscrutable, regimes -- Richard Poplak * All In Africa *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful and shocking\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFew people have suffered the hideous fate of Rwandans in the modern era. It is shocking, painful beyond words, to see the darkness settling again in a dystopia that is crushing free expression and individual lives. This\u003cb\u003e searing, evocative \u003c\/b\u003eaccount provides insights about the human condition that reach far beyond the tragic story of Rwanda -- Noam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003eHere is \u003cb\u003ea commanding new writer\u003c\/b\u003e who comes to us with the honesty, the intensity, and the discerning curiosity of the young Naipaul -- Pico Iyer\u003cbr\u003eA sensitive writer. He feels deeply and expresses himself richly ... \u003cb\u003ea powerful evocation\u003c\/b\u003e of the foreign correspondent’s experience * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAnjan Sundaram’s prose is so luscious … that the words come alive and practically dance on the page -- Barbara Demick, author of the Samuel Johnson Prize-winner 'Nothing to Envy'\u003cbr\u003eIn this\u003cb\u003e thoughtful and evocative \u003c\/b\u003ebook, Anjan Sundaram takes us into the lives of those living under a dictatorship. He chronicles the sacrifices of the brave journalists who try to speak the truth about their own country, the damage those truths inflict on those who bear witness, and the horrors of silence for those who cannot speak. \u003cb\u003eHis clipped and lucid prose offers an illuminating look into a place too often ignored by the rest of the world\u003c\/b\u003e -- Graeme Smith, author of 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now'\u003cbr\u003eAnjan Sundaram is \u003cb\u003ea keen observer and a fine writer. \u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBad News\u003c\/i\u003e, he has rendered a chilling chronicle of the creeping totalitarianism taking hold in Rwanda that is \u003cb\u003eas disturbing as it is unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jon Lee Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the finest works of reportage in living memory\u003c\/b\u003e * The Australian *\u003cbr\u003eSundaram \u003cb\u003eimmediately captures the paranoia one feels in a country where citizens are both censored and self-censoring\u003c\/b\u003e … Delicate and evocative prose … Subtle reminders of the country’s violent past echo throughout the book … \u003cb\u003eThis book is a timely one\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eA chilling and valuable account of conditions inside Rwanda * Sunday Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStark and at times desolate\u003c\/b\u003e, Sundaram has written a harrowing account of life in “a mirage of a country” where the all-seeing presence of President Kagame has managed not only to destroy free institutions and free speech, but ultimately free thought as well * Irish Examiner *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019807392087,"sku":"9781408866474","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408866474.jpg?v=1750781320","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bad-news-9781408866474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}