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At Harvard University in 1995 an Ethiopian student, Sinedu Tadesse, stabbed her Vietnamese room-mate 45 times before hanging herself. Melanie Thernstrom investigated the story for "The New Yorker", but the Harvard authorities declined to co-operate. She discovered that the victim, who was sociable and popular, had just before her death asked to be roomed with a different student for her final year. Tadesse, in common with most Ethiopians, was extremely reserved by western standards and had become increasingly troubled by depression and personality problems. Thernstrom visited Ethiopia to try to unravel these problems and talked to Tadesse's family and former school friends about possible motives. This book presents an account of her investigations of the case.
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'A complex and mature work of true crime' -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'A meticulous account of the tragedy in a gracefully written and moving book...' -- WALL STREET JOURNAL
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- PublisherVirago Press Ltd
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 186049496X
- ISBN 13 9781860494963
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First edition. Softcover. In May 1995, 20yr. old Ethiopian undergraduate Sinedu Tadesse stabbed her best friend and college room-mate - a Vietnamese student Trang Ho - 45 times, before hanging herself in their bathroom. This book is the story of the tragedy of these 2 Third World girls who considered university 'halfway heaven' - the stepping stone to the American Dream which would ensure success for them and their families. 221pp. trade p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. - appears unread, with absolutely no creasing. Nr. F. Seller Inventory # 12824
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