In this gripping imagining of the last hours of President Gaddafi, Yasmina Khadra provides us with fascinating insight into the mind of one of the most complex and controversial figures of recent history.
People say I am a megalomaniac. It is not true. I am an exceptional being, providence incarnate, envied by the gods, able to make a faith of his cause.
October 2011.
In the dying days of the Libyan civil war, Muammar Gaddafi is hiding out in his home town of Sirte along with his closest advisors. They await a convoy that will take them south, away from encroaching rebel forces and NATO aerial attacks. The mood is sombre. In what will be his final night, Gaddafi reflects on an extraordinary life, whilst still raging against the West, his fellow Arab nations and the ingratitude of the Libyan people.
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Yasmina Khadra (Kenadsa, 1955) es un escritor argelino, autor de más de treinta volúmenes con un notable éxito entre los lectores y una magnífica acogida entre la prensa. Sus novelas han sido llevadas al cine, convertidas en obras de teatro y reproducidas como cómic o libros ilustrados. Entre los numerosos premios cosechados a lo largo de su carrera literaria, cabe destacar el que le dio la Academia Francesa en 2011 por el conjunto de su obra, el Grand Prix de Littérature Henri-Gal, así como el Premio Pepe Carvalho 2025.