Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults) A Story of Race and Inheritance
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of three #1 New York Times bestselling books, Dreams from My Father, The Audacity of Hope and A Promised Land, and is the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.An American classic, written with grace and precision
* Observer *
Extraordinary . . . It's unique. It's his. There are no other ones like that
- TONI MORRISON,
Thoughtful, moving and brilliantly written
* The Times *
Obama has written a memoir . . . that evokes the anguish of miscegenation yet culminates in a cry of faith in human community . . . Obama is a born narrator, with a mastery of colour, scene and personality, deftly stirring them into the melting pot of a shared American identity. Rarely has that identity found so vivid a portraitist
* Sunday Times *
A touchstone for future politicians
* Daily Telegraph *
A well-written account of Obama's struggle to establish his own views on identity and race, and all the more entertaining for its honesty
* Financial Times *
With its honesty and cool language, and by virtue of having a story worth telling, the book impresses far more than the typical political memoir
* Sunday Herald *
Obama is a subtle writer, with an extraordinary breadth of vision
* Sunday Herald *
A man with a phenomenal life story
* Spectator *
Obama's writing is characterised throughout by a graceful eloquence, a generosity of perception and spirit rare in young men of many gifts and charisma . . . here is a testimony for the ages
* Independent *