A Small, Stubborn Town
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The Russians are invading. But the locals have a plan.[Bokinfo].
Attingendo alla sua esperienza come Corrispondente per l'Africa della BBC, Andrew Harding crea narrazioni avvincenti che si addentrano nel cuore di complessi drammi umani in tutto il continente. Il suo stile di scrittura è caratterizzato da un acuto occhio osservatore e da una profonda capacità di esplorare le sfaccettature più oscure della natura umana e le sfide sociali. Harding intreccia magistralmente la suspense del true crime con analisi approfondite delle motivazioni dei personaggi e degli ambienti unici in cui si svolgono le sue storie. Il suo lavoro offre ai lettori non solo resoconti avvincenti, ma anche esami stimolanti sulla giustizia, la moralità e la resilienza.


The Russians are invading. But the locals have a plan.[Bokinfo].
A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia
In The Mayor of Mogadishu , one of the BBC’s most experienced foreign correspondents, Andrew Harding, reveals the tumultuous life of Mohamoud “Tarzan” Nur - an impoverished nomad who was abandoned in a state orphanage in newly independent Somalia, and became a street brawler and activist. When the country collapsed into civil war and anarchy, Tarzan and his young family became part of an exodus, eventually spending twenty years in north London. But in 2010 Tarzan returned, as Mayor, to the unrecognizable ruins of a city now almost entirely controlled by the Islamist militants of Al Shabab. For many in Mogadishu, and in the diaspora, Tarzan became a galvanizing symbol of courage and hope for Somalia. But for others, he was a divisive thug, who sank beneath the corruption and clan rivalries that continue, today, to threaten the country’s revival. The Mayor of Mogadishu is a rare an insider’s account of Somalia’s unraveling, and an intimate portrayal of one family’s extraordinary journey.