{"product_id":"in-the-footsteps-of-mr-kurtz-9780060934439","title":"In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnown as \"the Leopard,\" the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake -- seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichela Wrong, a correspondent who witnessed Mobutu's last days, traces the rise and fall of the idealistic young journalist who became the stereotype of an African despot. Engrossing, highly readable, and as funny as it is tragic, \u003cem\u003eIn the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz\u003c\/em\u003e assesses the acts of the villains and the heroes in this fascinating story of the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michela Wrong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.30w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060934439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2002 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrong, Michela:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichela Wrong has worked as a foreign correspondent for Reuters, the BBC, and the \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She has written about Africa for Slate.com and is a frequent commentator on African affairs in the media. Her first book, \u003cem\u003eIn the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz\u003c\/em\u003e, won the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Nonfiction. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110609027187,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_276271fa-45cf-4923-805b-e24abc970549.jpg?v=1748981724","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/in-the-footsteps-of-mr-kurtz-9780060934439","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}