The Liar

by Luke Harding

Book by Luke Harding, David Leigh, David Pallister

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Luke Daniel Harding is a British journalist working as a foreign correspondent for The Guardian. He was the correspondent of The Guardian in Russia from 2007 until, returning from a stay in the UK on February 5, 2011, he was refused re-entry to Russia and deported back the same day. The Guardian said his expulsion was linked with his critical articles on Russia, while Russia's foreign ministry said that an extended certificate of foreign correspondence was not obtained in time. After the reversal of the decision on February 9 and the granting of a short-term visa, Harding chose not to seek a further visa extension.

Reviews

[bianca]

3.5 stars. I had to read this for one of my modules at university and I actually found it surprisingly captivating! The Liar is pretty much the story of a case similar overall to the one presented in the film Spotlight.

[Mythili · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a comically over-written, cliche-ridden tale of a genuinely interesting saga.