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The renowned, South African author's reflections on the character of modern tyranny, as exemplified in the person of Robert Mugabe. Bringing his unique experience and dazzling prose style to bare on the subject, he has produced a disturbing, wise, yet amusing text that combines memoir, interview and reportage to reveal the tragic absurdity of one man's lust for power. Christopher Hope was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1944. He is the author of twelve novels including "Kruger's Alp", winner of the Whitbread Novel Award, and the Booker short-listed "Serenity House". Hope's non-fiction includes a highly praised memoir, "White Boy Running" (1988), and a travel book, "Moscow! Moscow!" (1990), which won a PEN Award.