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Paul Kenyon
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Born
Bury, The United Kingdom
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Ryszard Kapuściński, Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer, Adam Hochschild,
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Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa
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2018
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Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania
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2021
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11 editions
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I Am Justice: A Journey Out of Africa
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2009
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7 editions
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China's African Empire
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Endorsements from heroes
My publisher sent out manuscripts of China's African Empire to some of my literary heroes, in the hope they'll like the book so much, they'll be prepared to write something splendid for the cover. I'm really honoured that two have already responded.
Adam Hochschild, author of the brilliant sweeping epic that is King Leopold's Ghost, wrote:
“Those who think only of European countries when they thin Read more of this blog post »
Adam Hochschild, author of the brilliant sweeping epic that is King Leopold's Ghost, wrote:
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Paul’s Recent Updates
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Thanks Tejas. You are absolutely correct. Beneath the din, there are patterns in there.
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"Gives historical accounts of dictatorial regimes of Africa and their functioning mechanism. One will observe a common pattern in each regime:
1) Each regime has a source of money which is used to reward the military and police who unleash terror so th" Read more of this review » |
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Phlu's review
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Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania:
"Completely in the dark about the early 1900. This book has motivated me to dig!"
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Paul Kenyon
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Dragos-Teodor Zaman’s review
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Copiii nopții. Povestea stranie și eroică a României moderne
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You nailed it. "Each regime seems to inherit elements of its predecessor's methods, even while completely altering its rhetoric." Great review, well w
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Dragos-Teodor Zaman's review
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Copiii nopții. Povestea stranie și eroică a României moderne:
"Aceasta opera reprezinta practic povestea puterii din Romania redata prin caracterizarea conducatorilor si a faptelor acestora. Sefi de stat care se transforma in personaje de naratiune, ale caror destine, ambitii, temeri si obsesii determina destinu"
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Michael Carrier's review
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Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania:
"My interest in this book was probably heightened by a recent holiday to Romania, where I became fascinated by the history of a country that is both remarkable and, in much of the twentieth century, deeply tragic.
Kenyon tells that story extremely wel" Read more of this review » |
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Paul Kenyon
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Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania
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Thanks Michael, I'm so glad I managed to make the people and events so real for you. Also, I'm delighted that you visited Romania!
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Lavinia’s review
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Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania
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Thanks Lavinia, I'm so glad that you found some answers. A "pattern-recognizer" is a great description. I'm going to start using it!
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Dzieci nocy. Nadzwyczajna historia współczesnej Rumunii
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Thanks Sebastian, what a wonderful comment (I did have to put it through Google translate though!)
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“When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.”
― Romeo and Juliet
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.”
― Romeo and Juliet
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