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Night of Power

The Betrayal of the Middle East

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Night of Power

By: Robert Fisk
Narrated by: Tim Bruce, Kit Griffiths
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'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY

In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off.

From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel’s conflicts with Palestine and Lebanon, Fisk condemns the West’s ongoing hypocrisy and interference while revealing the horrific truth of life on the ground. Unafraid to criticise authority and unpick complex truths, hecreates a compelling narrative of passionate and engaging journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting.

With a Postscript by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk and a foreword by Patrick Cockburn, Night of Power delivers an essential and prophetic account of the last twenty years, which exposes the inescapable consequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East.

‘This is a masterly work by a unique and gifted “historian of the present”, who was unafraid to criticise authority while revealing the horrific realities of life and death on the ground’ Conor O’Clery, Irish Times

‘Every sentence of Robert Fisk radiates his loathe of wars and the inevitable dehumanization they produce, which makes his (sadly) last book an everlasting warning, beyond its value as a meticulous historical recount and analysis of today's events’ Amira Hass, journalist, Haaretz

'Fisk's reporting is clear-eyed and unflinching, a model for what journalists should aspire to practice in their ever more important and widely threatened craft' Anthony Arnove, editor, Iraq Under Siege and author, Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal

‘I was at the funeral of a friend of mine, in Kilternan cemetery … I came across Robert Fisk’s grave. Someone has to bear witness to the unspeakable, and he did it, whatever the cost to himself’ Neil Jordan, film director and writer

©2024 Robert Fisk (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
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You need a strong stomach for this

I knew I was going to listen to this book. I knew what I was getting myself into. And yet nothing had prepared me for the intellectual adventure and emotional rollercoaster of this book, penned by the Legendary Journalist. The performers of this audiobook are masters of their craft for they not only enunciated every syllable in this book with the right diction, they also captured the author's emotions. From the gut wrenching tragedies of individual families to the Fisk's evident dislike for Blair every emotion was conveyed beautifully. While the book is a testament to the incomparable Fisk, it is the postscript that makes the book sui generis in my humble opinion

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brilliant but shocking, must read to give a better view of the middle east.

Robert Fisk breaks down middle eastern despots, dictators and conflicts, with tales, facts and eye witness accounts from all sides. This is a book that everyone who would like to see the "under the hood" of how the West molds the Middle East and it's narrative in the news and press. Listening to this just unfolds the tragedy and betrayal of millions of people, in an fascinating and deeply shocking story told by someone who spent 44 years travelling and living in these countries, and it makes you question what you hear on the news.

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Real journalism

Just brilliant ...Fisk speaks truth to power and combines erudition and empathy for the suffering of millions due to the unending sectarian wars caused by Imperialist machinations across the Middle East and beyond.

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