The Angels Die
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The Dictator’s Last Night
Yasmina Khadra
translated by Julian Evans
‘People say I am a megalomaniac. It is not true. I am an exceptional being, providence incarnate, envied by the gods, able to make a faith of his cause.’
In this gripping imagining of Gaddafi’s last hours, Yasmina Khadra delves into the mind of one of the most complex and controversial figures of recent history.
October 2011. In the dying days of the Libyan civil war, Muammar Gaddafi is hiding out in his home town of Sirte along with his closest advisors. They await a convoy that will take them south, away from encroaching rebel forces and NATO aerial attacks. The mood is sombre. In what will be his final night, Gaddafi reflects on an extraordinary life, whilst still raging against the West, his fellow Arab nations and the ingratitude of the Libyan people.
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About the Authors
Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of award-winning Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul. His novels include The African Equation and The Dictator’s Last Night. In 2011 Yasmina Khadra was awarded the prestigious Grand prix de littérature Henri Gal by the Académie française.
Howard Curtis’s many translations from French and Italian include works by Balzac, Flaubert, Pirandello, Jean-Claude Izzo, Marek Halter and Gianrico Carofiglio. He previously translated The African Equation by Yasmina Khadra.
Also by Yasmina Khadra
In the Name of God
Morituri
Double Blank
The Swallows of Kabul
Autumn of the Phantoms
The Attack
Wolf Dreams
The Sirens of Baghdad
Dead Man’s Share
What the Day Owes the Night
Cousin K.
The African Equation
The Dictator’s Last Night