All of These People: A Memoir - Hardcover

Keane, Fergal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007176929 ISBN 13: 9780007176922

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2005

Synopsis

In a memoir of staggering power and candour, award-winning journalist Fergal Keane addresses his experience of wars of different kinds, some very public and others acutely personal.

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Review:

'(Keane's) real distinction was in his reporting talents, which as this book shows, are considerable' -- Evening Standard

'a completely honest account of reporting conflict' -- The Independent

'a volume of the most exquisitely written and moving truth and honesty' -- TLS

'profoundly honest' -- The Observer

Synopsis:

In a memoir of staggering power and candour, award-winning journalist Fergal Keane addresses his experience of wars of different kinds, some very public and others acutely personal. During his years of reporting from the world's most savage and turbulent regions, Fergal Keane has witnessed the violence of the South African townships and the terror in Rwanda, the most extreme kinds of human behaviour, the horror of genocide and the bravery of peacekeepers faced with overwhelming odds. As one of the BBC's leading correspondents, he recounts extraordinary encounters on the front lines. Alongside his often brutal experiences in the field, he also describes unflinchingly the challenges and demons he has faced in his personal life, growing up in Ireland during turbulent, violent times and coming terms with his troubled country. Keane's existence as a war reporter is all that we imagine: frantic filing of reports and dodging shells, interspersed with rest in bombed-out hotels and concrete shelters. Life in such vulnerable areas of the globe is emotionally draining, but interspersed with astonishing moments of camaraderie and human bravery.

And so this is also a memoir of the human connections, at once simple and complex, that are made in extreme circumstance. These pages are filled with the memories of remarkable people. At the heart of Fergal Keane's story is a descent into and recovery from alcoholism, spanning two generations, father and son; a different kind of war, but as much part of the journey of the last 25 years as the bullets and bombs.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007176929
• ISBN 13: 9780007176922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320