Loading cart contents...
When The Hills Ask For Your Blood: A Personal Story of Genocide and Rwanda
12.99 JOD
Please allow 2 – 5 weeks for delivery of this item
Description
‘Tremendous. A moving and haunting tribute to the human spirit’ WILLIAM BOYDInto the heart of a genocide that left a million people dead6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president’s plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. In the chapel of a hillside village, missionary priest Vjeko Curic prepares to save thousands of livesThe mass slaughter that follows – friends against friends, neighbours against neighbours – is one of the bloodiest chapters in historyTwenty years on, BBC Newsnight producer David Belton, one of the first journalists into Rwanda, tells of the horrors he experienced at first-hand. Now following the threads of Jean-Pierre and Vjeko Curic’s stories, he revisits a country still marked with blood, in search of those who survived and the legacy of those who did not. This is David Belton’s quest for the limits of bravery and forgiveness.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.241 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.1 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm |
| by | |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 352 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2015-3-12 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0552775339 |
| About The Author | David Belton worked as a producer at BBC Newsnight in the 1990s where, amongst many foreign assignments, he covered the civil war in Bosnia and the genocide in Rwanda. In 2002, he co-wrote the story and produced the award-winning feature film Shooting Dogs based on real events that had taken place during the Rwandan genocide. He has since produced and directed many critically acclaimed and award-winning documentaries for British and American television. He lives in Oxford with his family. |
Tremendous. A moving and haunting tribute to the human spirit |
|
| Other text | David Belton has written something very special, a work of non-fiction that has a novel’s power to move, enchant and challenge. This elegantly-written book is much more than a history, a work of lyrical beauty that will stand as a memorial not just for those who died in the genocide but to those of us who struggle to make a difference. |
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Related products
-
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
90.00 JOD -
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
12.00 JOD -
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
16.00 JOD -
![]()
Low stock
7.99 JOD
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.