description: The remarkable autobiography of Paul Rusesabagina, the globally-recognized human rights champion whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda “Fascinating…your book is called An Ordinary Man , yet you took on an extraordinary feat with courage, determination, and diplomacy.” – Oprah , O, The Oprah MagazineAs 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.
language: English
title: An Ordinary Man
titlecomplete: An Ordinary Man
characters: Paul Rusesabagina
genres: Autobiography, Historical, Africa, War, Nonfiction, Rwanda, History, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Biography
ratings_count: 6499
places: Rwanda
publisher: Penguin Highbridge (Aud)