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The place at the end of the world

Paperback • 2006 • English

The place at the end of the world: essays from the edge

By Janine Di Giovanni

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About the book

At the start of her career Janine di Giovanni was advised, 'Write about the small voices, the people who can't write about themselves.' For over fifteen years, she has been doing exactly that. From a near-abandoned hospital in Chechnya to bombed-out Tora Bora in Afghanistan, from Saddam Hussein's derelict palace in Baghdad to the inner-city barrios of Kingston, Jamaica, di Giovanni has covered almost every embattled place in the world and the people caught in its midst. Like Myriem, who lives ...Show more

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ISBN

9780747580362

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

The place at the end of the world

Format

Paperback

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