Michela Wrong

In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz by Michela Wrong offers a spellbinding journey into the chaotic and corrupt world of Congo during the reign of Mobutu Sese Seko. With an acute sense of history and deep insight, Wrong draws stark parallels between Joseph Conrad’s fictional Mr Kurtz from Heart of Darkness and the real-life dictator Mobutu, who wielded power with...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2022 "Superb" - The Times "Engrossing and revelatory" - Observer "Powerful, compelling and meticulously researched" - New Statesman A new book from the award-winning author of In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz, Do Not Disturb explores the controversial career of Paul Kagame and the legacy of the Rwandan genocide. Do Not Disturb is a dramatic...

One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colourful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea. Just as the beat of a butterfly's wings is said to cause hurricanes...