The Wizard Of The Nile
The Hunt For Joseph Kony
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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- £8.99
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- £8.99
Publisher Description
Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a fugitive rebel leader: he is said to take his orders directly from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalized child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Joseph Kony is now an internationally wanted criminal, and yet nobody really knows who he is or what he is fighting for. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew Green heads off into a war zone, meeting the victims, the peacemakers and the regional powerbrokers as he tracks down the man himself. The Wizard of the Nile is the first book to peel back the layers of mysticism and murky politics surrounding Kony, to shine a searching light onto this forgotten conflict, and to tell the gripping human story behind an inhumane war and a humanitarian crisis.
Customer Reviews
A Decent Read
I read this book as part of a Freshers' Week Programme at Aberdeen Uni called The Big Read. I enjoyed it, and found it easy to read, and would be intrigued to know what it's like to read the book from the point of view of someone who has no prior knowledge of Kony. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has an interest in human rights, current events, or simply a good read.