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Broken Archangel
Roland Philipps
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Description for Broken Archangel
Paperback.
Pioneering human rights campaigner, patriot, romantic, traitor, LGBTQ+ martyr: this is the story of Roger Casement, one of the 20th century’s most complex and compelling figures.
'A book of meticulous sensitivity and research' TELEGRAPH
'Extraordinary' THE TIMES
'Superbly written, genuinely exciting' ANDREW ROBERTS
'Outstanding' JOHN PRESTON
In 1904, Casement became internationally celebrated for unearthing the grotesque violence of the Belgian Congo. Soon after he won even greater renown and a knighthood for his humanitarian work deep in the Amazon jungle.
But his internal fault lines ran deep: neither fully Irish nor English, baptised both Protestant and Catholic, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847927088
SKU
9781847927088
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About Roland Philipps
ROLAND PHILIPPS was a leading publisher for many years. A Spy Named Orphan, his first book, arose from lifelong connections to Donald Maclean and his story. It was shortlisted for the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2018, was a Daily Mail Book of the Year and received widespread critical acclaim. His second book, Victoire, was published by The Bodley ... Read more
Reviews for Broken Archangel
Casement is the Odysseus of Roland Philipp's epic, Broken Archangel, and Philipps is a worthy chronicler. It is a book of meticulous sensitivity and research ... It is a model, in other words, for how to write a biography of a gay person who lived before widespread acceptance
Daily Telegraph
Phillips is sympathetic to his subject and a ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
Phillips is sympathetic to his subject and a ... Read more