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Ordinary man

Hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina, made famous by Oscar-nominated Don Cheadle in the film "Hotel Rwanda", has been called the 'Oskar Schindler of Africa'.

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  • "True story behind Hotel Rwanda"
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  • "Hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina, made famous by Oscar-nominated Don Cheadle in the film "Hotel Rwanda", has been called the 'Oskar Schindler of Africa'."
  • "Hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina, made famous by Oscar-nominated Don Cheadle in the film "Hotel Rwanda", has been called the 'Oskar Schindler of Africa'."@en
  • "The true story behind "Hotel Rwanda"Hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina confronted killers with a combination of diplomacy, flattery and deception. This allowed him to shelter more than 1200 people in the Hotel Des Milles Collines, while homicidal mobs raged outside during the Rwandan genocide. This autobiography looks at what happened inside the hotel during those 100 days, relating the anguish of those who saw loved ones brutally massacred, and their survival on airline meals and water from the swimming pool. Rusesabagina also explores the racial complexity within his own life (a Hutu married to a Tutsi) and his complete estrangement from the madness that surrounded him during the genocide."@en
  • "The riveting life story of Paul Rusesabagina--the man whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda As his country was being torn apart by violence during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina--the "Oskar Schindler of Africa"--Refused to bow to the madness that surrounded him. Confronting killers with a combination of diplomacy, flattery, and deception, he offered shelter to more than twelve thousand members of the Tutsi clan and Hutu moderates, while homicidal mobs raged outside with machetes. An Ordinary Man explores what the Academy Award-nominated film Hotel Rwanda could not: the inner life of the man who became one of the most prominent public faces of that terrible conflict. Rusesabagina tells for the first time the full story of his life, growing up as the son of a rural farmer, the child of a mixed marriage, his extraordinary career path which led him to become the first Rwandan manager of the Belgian-owned Hotel Milles Collines, all of which contributed to his heroic actions in the face of such horror. He will also bring the reader inside the hotel for those one hundred terrible days depicted in the film, relating the anguish of those who watched as their loved ones were hacked to pieces and the betrayal that he felt as a result of the UN'S refusal to help at this time of crisis. Including never-before-reported details of the Rwandan genocide, An Ordinary Man is sure to become a classic of tolerance literature, joining such books as Thomas Keneally, s Schindler's List, Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom, and Elie Wiesel, s Night. Paul Rusesabagina, s autobiography is the story of one man who did not let fear get the better of him, a man who found within himself a vast reserve of courage and bravery, and showed the world how one "ordinary man" can become a hero. About the Author Paul Rusesabagina was the first Rwandan manager of the Hotel Milles Collines, a European-owned luxury hotel in Rwanda. A recipient of the National Civil Rights Museum's 2005 Freedom Award, he lives in Brussels, Belgium. Tom Zoellner has worked as a contributing editor for Men's Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle."@en
  • "April 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide--Read more about the conflict and the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda in this remarkable account Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda 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 An Ordinary Man, 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."@en
  • "The life story of Paul Rusesabagina, the man whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda. As his country was torn apart by violence during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, hotel manager Rusesabagina--the "Oskar Schindler of Africa"--Refused to bow to the madness that surrounded him. Confronting killers with a combination of diplomacy, flattery, and deception, he offered shelter to more than 12,000 members of the Tutsi clan and Hutu moderates, while homicidal mobs raged outside. This book explores what the film could not: the inner life of the man who became the most prominent public face of that terrible conflict. Rusesabagina tells his full story--the son of a rural farmer, the child of a mixed marriage, the career path which led him to become the first Rwandan manager of the Belgian-owned hotel--all of which contributed to his heroic actions in the face of horror.--From publisher description."@en
  • "The life story of Paul Rusesabagina, the man whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda. As his country was torn apart by violence during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, hotel manager Rusesabagina--the "Oskar Schindler of Africa"--Refused to bow to the madness that surrounded him. Confronting killers with a combination of diplomacy, flattery, and deception, he offered shelter to more than 12,000 members of the Tutsi clan and Hutu moderates, while homicidal mobs raged outside. This book explores what the film could not: the inner life of the man who became the most prominent public face of that terrible conflict. Rusesabagina tells his full story--the son of a rural farmer, the child of a mixed marriage, the career path which led him to become the first Rwandan manager of the Belgian-owned hotel--all of which contributed to his heroic actions in the face of horror.--From publisher description."
  • "The author describes how he utilized his position as a hotel manager in violence-stricken Rwanda to offer shelter to more than twelve thousand members of the Tutsi clan and Hutu moderates, an act that inspired an Academy Award-nominated film."
  • "The story of how the extraordinary courage of one man saved 1268 lives during one of the bloodiest times in human history, the Rwandan genocide of 1994, in which over one million people died in less than one hundred days."
  • "Das zentralafrikanische Land Ruanda ist im Jahr 1994 Schauplatz eines Völkermords, dessen Dimensionen sich kaum in Worte fassen lassen. Innerhalb von nur 100 Tagen ermorden marodierende Trupps der Hutu-Mehrheit fast eine Million Angehörige der Tutsi-Minderheit. Die internationale Staatengemeinschaft sieht tatenlos zu. Wahrend der Mob mit Macheten bewaffnet durch die Hauptstadt Kigali zieht, gelingt es Paul Rusesabagina, dem Direktor des Auslanderhotels Mille Collines, mit einer atemberaubenden Mischung aus Diplomatie, Schmeichelei, Tauschung und unglaublicher Chuzpe, über 1200 Tutsis und gema#igten Hutus in seinem Hotel Zuflucht zu bieten und so das Leben zu retten. Nicht umsonst nennt man ihn wegen seines mutigen und selbstlosen Verhaltens den äOskar Schindler Afrikasô. In seiner Autobiographie erzahlt Rusesabagina, das reale Vorbild für die Hauptfigur des Films Hotel Ruanda, seine bewegende Geschichte mit eigenen Worten # unpratentiös, ja bescheiden, und gerade deshalb überzeugend. Er berichtet von seinem Leben vor und nach den schicksalhaften Ereignissen, liefert bislang unbekannte Details des Geschehens selbst # etwa über die unrühmliche Rolle einiger Soldaten der UN-Friedenstruppe # und zieht Parallelen zu anderen Völkermorden in der Geschichte. Ein gewöhnlicher Mensch ist nicht allein ein einzigartiges Zeitdokument, sondern vor allem ein aufwühlendes und zutiefst ermutigendes Pladoyer für Mitmenschlichkeit und Toleranz im Angesicht barbarischen Wahns."
  • "From Barnes & Noble: Paul Rusesabagina is a most extraordinary "ordinary man." During the 1994 Rwandan massacres, this humble hotel manager maneuvered successfully to save the lives of his 1,268 countrymen. Others were not so lucky: Beyond the Kigali hotel walls, approximately 800,000 were slaughtered, most of them hacked to death by machete. As the son of a Hutu father and Tutsi mother, Rusesabagina grew up keenly aware of relations, hostile and otherwise, between these two groups. His recollections show how this seemingly spontaneous genocide reflected growing conflicts in Rwandan politics and society. It should be no surprise that his heroic personal story became the inspiration for the film Hotel Rwanda. A powerful story of bravery in the midst of madness."@en

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  • "Autobiographie (Descripteur de forme)"
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Autobiographical reminiscences"
  • "Biography"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Autobiografické vzpomínky"
  • "Erlebnisbericht"
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  • "An ordinary man : [the true story behind Hotel Rwanda]"
  • "Obyčejný muž : svědectví o masakru zpodobněném ve filmu Hotel Rwanda"
  • "Un homme ordinaire : une autobiographie"
  • "Ordinary man"@en
  • "An ordinary man"
  • "An ordinary man"@en
  • "An ordinary man : the true story behind Hotel Rwanda"@en
  • "An ordinary man : an autobiography"@en
  • "An ordinary man : an autobiography"
  • "An Ordinary Man : an Autobiography"@en
  • "An ordinary man an autobiography"@en
  • "Un hombre corriente"@es
  • "Un hombre corriente"
  • "Zwykły człowiek"@pl
  • "En helt almindelig mand : en selvbiografi"@da
  • "An ordinary man : the true story behind 'hotel Rwanda'"
  • "An ordinary man : the truth about Hotel Rwanda"@en
  • "Ein gewöhnlicher Mensch : die wahre Geschichte hinter "Hotel Ruanda""
  • "Ein gewöhnlicher Mensch"
  • "An ordinary man : [the true story behind 'Hotel Rwanda']"@en
  • "An ordinary man : [the true story behind 'Hotel Rwanda']"
  • "An ordinary man the true story behind Hotel Rwanda"
  • "Un homme ordinaire"
  • "An ordinary man : [an autobiography]"

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