The Night Wanderers: Uganda's Children and the Lord's Resistance Army
"The Night Wanderersis a balanced union of reflection and reporting, with a fine eye for ironic detail."—Minneapolis Star Tribune“Uganda  has been ravaged by civil war, and Joseph Kony's militant Lord's  Resistance Army (LRA) continues to perpetrate one of the gravest  humanitarian crises of our time—this  is the context for this brave, devastating work of war reportage. The  facts are chilling, and Jagielski handles them with integrity and a  minimum of stylistic flourish, treating the subject with the dignity it  deserves.”—Publisher's Weekly“Jagielski’s  moving, beautiful, and winding account of Uganda’s sad history of  multiple conflicts leaves one mourning the suffering so many have  endured and questioning to what extent the current government can  provide long term solutions for the generations who survived.”—Maria E. Burnett, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch Africa Division“A disturbing, thought-provoking account of an under-reported and tragic story.”—Edward Lucas, International Editor,The Economist“During  the 20 years I spent in Uganda I often wondered how Kapuscinsky would  describe the situations I saw with my eyes in the country’s tormented  North. ReadingNight Wanderers,  I found the answer. Its pages of great literary beauty carried me to  the streets of Gulu and made me meet the formerly abducted children,  feel the depths of their pain and awake inside me images, sounds, and  smells so long cherished. Jagielski is a master, not only of  story-telling, but also of digging into the intimacy of people’s hearts  in tragic situations. By taking their side he makes us understand from a  unique angle the complexity of politics in one of Africa’s most  conflictive regions.”—Father Carlos Rodriguez Soto, author ofTall Grass: Stories of Suffering and Peace in Northern Uganda“This  is not strictly a journalistic account of war and mayhem; it is  something more powerful and lasting: a literary sojourn through an  African landscape of haunted horrors, observed with extraordinary  patience and empathy by an exceptional writer and reporter. Wojciech  Jagielski paints masterful portraits of messianic guerrilla leaders and  mad dictators, but unforgettable ones of stone-faced child rebels who  have been forced to kill and maim, and in the process have lost the  ability to laugh, cry, or even enjoy ice cream.—Pamela Constable, author ofPlaying with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself and Fragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in the Strife of South Asia"Wojciech Jagielski’sNight Wanderersin not only a bitter story about a forgotten civil war in Uganda, but it is also a literary masterpiece, a reportage in every sense of the word." —Wiadomosci24 (Poland)"Wojciech Jagielski has already achieved recognition for his reporting on the most inflamed points around our globe. [His latest work] will only confirm his reputation." —Ryszard Kapuściński, on Jagielski’sTowers of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya"Wojciech Jagielski’s book sets new standards for gritty reporting of Russia’s most miserable corner, and the dreadful damage done to it by both outsiders and the Chechen’s own leaders . . . The book brings to life the danger, squalor and misery of daily life in Chechnya with almost unbearable clarity." —The Economist, on Jagielski’sTowers of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya