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Paul Kenyon is a best-selling author and BAFTA winning journalist. He has reported from danger zones around the world for the BBC, making more than fifty documentaries and writing widely about his experiences. He reported from Ukraine in 2022 and 2014, and on the Libyan Civil War throughout 2011. He famously travelled the most dangerous migration route in the world, from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe, giving a compassionate insight into the lives of young Africans risking all for a better life. His film-making is noted for its irreverent style and his confrontations with the rich and powerful. During the Libyan Civil War, he tackled Gaddafi's son as he fed his pet lions. In Haiti he faked his own death and funeral to expose a gang of fraudst ...more

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Visit to Romania

The Romanian language edition of Children of the Night came out in August, and we launched at the home of the British Ambassador - Andrew Noble - which was a lovely event, on the lawn in the late summer sunshine. His first experience of Romania was earlier than mine; a junior diplomat from '83 to '86. I enjoyed listening to his stories of the challenging times during Ceausescu when Romanians weren Read more of this blog post »
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Copiii nopții. Povestea stranie și eroică a României moderne by Paul   Kenyon
" Thanks Monica, what a wonderful review. I am so glad you liked the book. "
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"de departe cartea care m-a marcat cel mai mult în 2025. o recomand pt o înțelegere amplă și clară a istoriei României. vine cu multe aha-uri dar și cu multe informații șocante (cel puțin așa a fost pt mine). multe dedesubturi, înțelegeri neștiute. mi" Read more of this review »
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"Written very well that made history of Romania exciting and interesting. Only history I heard about before was Dracula. but now I know so much about Queen Marie and Crazy King Carol and the years of fascism and communism. Or maybe I really enjoyed it" Read more of this review »
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This book was twenty-six years in the making. It tells of a country which is uniquely situated between the great ideologies, religions and political blocs of the world. I had always wanted to travel to Romania, seduced by the mixture of fairytales, C ...more
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Fanon's classic critique of colonialism and the necessity for violence to defeat it, is a tour de force for anyone interested in African history or, for that matter, the history of liberation movements worldwide. While inspired by his own membership ...more
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William Shakespeare
“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.”
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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