Inside the Hotel Rwanda The Surprising True Story ... and Why It Matters Today |
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| Author:
| Kayihura, Edouard
Zukus, Kerry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-937856-74-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In 2004, the Academy Award-nominated movie
Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly saving the lives of all who sought refuge in the Hotel des Milles Collines during Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Because of the film, the real-life Rusesabagina has been compared to Oskar Schindler, but unbeknownst to the public, the hotel's refugees don't endorse Rusesabagina's version of the events. In
Inside the Hotel Rwanda,...
More DescriptionIn 2004, the Academy Award-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly saving the lives of all who sought refuge in the Hotel des Milles Collines during Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Because of the film, the real-life Rusesabagina has been compared to Oskar Schindler, but unbeknownst to the public, the hotel's refugees don't endorse Rusesabagina's version of the events. In Inside the Hotel Rwanda, survivor Edouard Kayihura tells his own personal story of what life was really like during those harrowing 100 days within the walls of that infamous hotel and offers the testimonies of others who survived there, from Hutu and Tutsi to UN peacekeepers. Kayihura tells of his life in a divided society and his journey to the place he believed would be safe from slaughter.