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Dinner with Mugabe:

the untold story of a freedom fighter who became a tyrant
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Penguin Books, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 250 pages
This penetrating, timely portrait of Robert Mugabe is the psycho-biography of a man whose once-brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent. Heidi Holland's tireless investigation begins with her having dinner with Mugabe, the freedom fighter, and ends in a searching interview with Zimbabwe's president more than 30 years later. The author charts Mugabe's gradual self-destruction, and uncovers the complicity of some of the most respectable international players in the Zimbabwe tragedy. Probing the mystery of Africa's loyalty to one of its worst dictators, Holland explores the contradictions that cloud the life of a man who had embodied the continent's promise.

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Review: Dinner With Mugabe: The Untold Story Of A Freedom Fighter Who Became A Tyrant

User Review  - Zachames - Goodreads

As much as Holland tries to convince you that she is not an apologist for a deranged killer at the head of a nation, she is in fact, just that. I have no doubt that there were a number of less than ... Read full review

Review: Dinner With Mugabe: The Untold Story Of A Freedom Fighter Who Became A Tyrant

User Review  - Recato Cristiano - Goodreads

Historical and informatively very good. Good to know where things started to go wrong for Zimbabwe. Having been to Zimbabwe myself and sleeping over at the hotel she describes in this book, I could feel the historical aspect. Again would have loved some photos! Read full review

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