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Dec 13

An Ordinary Man – The True Story Behind ‘Hotel Rwanda’

An Ordinary Man

The True Story Behind ‘Hotel Rwanda’

By Paul Rusesabagina with Tom Zoellner

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Picture 2Non-Fiction / Autobiography
First Published in 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Book Synopsis:

Paul Rusesabagina’s extraordinary courage inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, which received 3 Academy Award nominations and starred Don Cheadle.

“The killer would not look at me.

In that one small turn of the face, I saw there might be some room for me to maneuver. I saw that I had a small chance to save the lives of thirty-two of my neighbours who were huddled in the cars behind me.

All I needed was to find the right words. Everything now depended on my words…”

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