An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography

An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography

<b>A remarkable account of the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film <i>Hotel Rwanda</i> </b><p>Readers who were moved and horrified by <i>Hotel Rwanda</i> will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina’s unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. In <i>An Ordinary Man</i>, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his “guests” and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist.</p><br /><br /><br /><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>