The Bridge : The Life and Rise of Barack Obama

ISBN-13: 9780330509961 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 672 str.

David Remnick

Opis

The rise of Barack Obama is one of the great stories of this century: a defining moment in American history, and one with truly global resonance. 'The Bridge' offers a portrait of the man who was determined to become the first African-American president.

Recenzje

Speaking to hundreds of friends and colleagues, Remnick investigates and corrects Obama's own account of his life with an assured and elegant tone that clarifies rather than accuses or unmasks . . . 600 masterly pages. ***** Daily Telegraph

O autorze

David Remnick has been the editor of the New Yorker since 1998. He was a staff writer for the magazine from 1992 to 1998 and, previous to that, the Washington Post's correspondent in the Soviet Union. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.