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Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
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About Do Not Disturb: The Story Of A Political Murder And
Product Description A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century. We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in an era of peace and stability that made Rwanda the donor darling of the West, winning comparisons with Switzerland and Singapore. But the truth was considerably more sinister. Vividly sourcing her story with direct testimony from key participants, Wrong uses the story of the murder of Patrick Karegeya, once Rwanda’s head of external intelligence and a quicksilver operator of supple charm, to paint the portrait of a modern African dictatorship created in the chilling likeness of Paul Kagame, the president who sanctioned his former friend’s assassination. Review “Journalist Wrong (It’s Our Turn to Eat) delivers a distressing and deeply reported exposé of Rwandan president Paul Kagame and his control over an increasingly authoritarian state…This expert takedown packs a punch.”― Publishers Weekly “In Wrong’s panoramic cast of characters, the voices of those whose lives were destroyed ring out the loudest…Gripping, stylish journalism that proves the modern history of Rwanda is hardly settled.”― Kirkus Reviews “[The book] stands out as perhaps the most ambitious attempt yet to tell the dark story of Rwanda and the region’s deeply intertwined tragedies for a general audience...There is a taut, cinematic quality to Wrong’s account."― The New York Times Book Review “Superb… an epic tale of blood, bitterness and betrayal… a gripping tale.”― Times UK “Meticulously researched, with substantial new material and interviews.”― The Guardian “A devastating book by Michela Wrong, comes something of a reckoning — or at the very least a reassessment. Do Not Disturb is a damning j’accuse on many fronts. An extraordinarily brave piece of reporting.”― The Financial Times “Michela Wrong lays out the context of her story with great care…The story is compelling.”― Democracy in Africa “Wrong’s book is an eloquent and entirely convincing plea for that same glaze not to come over the world’s eyes when uncomfortable truths are told.”― The Los Angeles Review of Books “[A] Massively documented and footnoted book… her conclusions are persuasive.”― The Economist “ Do Not Disturb is part murder mystery and part sweeping history of an extended family tragedy spread over two countries, three wars, four decades and a genocide. Along the way, Wrong asks hard questions about the true nature of Kagame’s rule and the claims made for Rwanda’s rebirth.”― The Observer “Wrong’s storytelling choices, which are made vivid in her admiration for Karegeya as a husband, father, and friend, make Do Not Disturb one of the best books on Rwanda I’ve read in a long time. The detail of her writing, the extent of her research with Rwandans from across the globe, and the structure and style of the book make it a masterclass in investigative journalism.”― African Arguments “ Do Not Disturb is a disturbing book, showing the reach of the Rwandan state into its opponents’ lives around the globe… Do Not Disturb is a vital intervention.”― Foreign Affairs “Devastating… comprehensive and compelling.”― The Washington Post “Wrong is brave to venture into such a contentious field…Hopefully, Do Not Disturb will provide impetus to the notion that those who want to do good in Africa should identify primarily with ordinary Africans, with civil society, with the victims, and put their interests first, not just those of elites and leaders with feet of clay.”― The Daily Maverick " Do Not Disturb is a remarkable catalog of lies the R.P.F. sold to western apologists and the realities they covered up."― Current Affairs “A brave and tremendous book... she has produced
