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Before becoming the presenter of BBC News at Six, George Alagiah was known for his work as one of the BBC's foreign correspondents. He covered the genocide in Rwanda, civil wars in Afghanistan and Liberia, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and the 9/11 terror attacks on New York, winning numerous awards for his coverage, including Amnesty International and The Royal Television Society among others. Prior to joining the BBC in 1989, Alagiah worked in print journalism for seven years. In 2008 he was awarded the OBE for services to journalism. The Burning Land is George Alagiah's first work of fiction and sees him delve into the spaces between the despatches he has brought to the nation as a reporter. He has published two works of non-fiction: A Passage to Africa (2001) and A Home from Home (2006).
An optimistic book suffused with Alagiah's outraged humanity * * Observer * * The emphatic authority that George Alagiah has brought to his reports from Africa for BBC News is just as strong a component of his book * * The Times * * Praise for George Alagiah: Courageous, controversial, compassionate * * Daily Mail * * As an insight into the machinations of life in a contemporary South Africa . . . it is a real eye-opener * * Bookmunch * * Hugely topical, harrowing, humane and beautifully-written. Don't miss this -- AMANDA CRAIG Pacy and stylish; immensely gripping - what a read -- JEREMY VINE A suspenseful and enlightening novel that portrays the extreme violence in the new South Africa with authority, precision of detail, and the kind of insight that makes the different factions and characters caught in the midst of the drama come vividly to life -- SHEILA KOHLER George Alagiah manages to give us the best of both worlds: an absorbing, pacy thriller with great political depth -- TAHMIMA ANAM Daring, jolting, prescient -- SIZWE MPOFU-WALSH A gripping tale of events spinning out of control in a country struggling to redefine itself * * Guardian * *
