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Rusesabagina, Paul, 1954-

An ordinary man : [the true story behind 'Hotel Rwanda'] / Paul Rusesabagina with Tom Zoellner. - London : Bloomsbury, 2006. - xviii, 264 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references.

The life story of Paul Rusesabagina, the man whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda. As his country was torn apart by violence during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, hotel manager Rusesabagina--the "Oskar Schindler of Africa"--Refused to bow to the madness that surrounded him. Confronting killers with a combination of diplomacy, flattery, and deception, he offered shelter to more than 12,000 members of the Tutsi clan and Hutu moderates, while homicidal mobs raged outside. This book explores what the film could not: the inner life of the man who became the most prominent public face of that terrible conflict. Rusesabagina tells his full story--the son of a rural farmer, the child of a mixed marriage, the career path which led him to become the first Rwandan manager of the Belgian-owned hotel--all of which contributed to his heroic actions in the face of horror.--From publisher description.

ISBN: 9780747583042 0747583048 9780747584445 0747584443 9780747585589 074758558X

LCCN: 2005043488

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA621178 bnb GBA704563 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013645543 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Rusesabagina, Paul, 1954-

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Civil War (Rwanda : 1994)

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Hotel Rwanda

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human rights workers--Rwanda --Biography.
Genocide--Prevention.--Rwanda

LC Class. No.: DT450.443.R87 / A3 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 967.5710431092