Shake hands with the devil is a compelling memoir that tells the tale of general romeo dallaire and his experiences during the rwandan genocide. As the title says its a book about a failure of humanity, a grim account of the. And we knew why in 2004 with the release of shake hands with the devil, dallaire s awardwinning book. It was directed by peter raymont and inspired by the book shake hands with the devil. The terrible truth about general dellaires book, shake hands with the devil is that it is so well written it takes its place among the literary classics devoted to history such as julius caesars memoirs and gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire.
With only a few troops, his own ingenuity and courage to direct his efforts, dallaire rescued thousands, but his call for more support from the world body fell on deaf ears. The journey of romeo dallaire, we are lucky to have not just a soldier, but a leader who took so much responsibility for the rwandan genocide onto himself explaining through word and deed what happened there, and its meaning. Romeo dallaire author of shake hands with the devil. In shake hands with the devil, general dallaire recreates the awful history the world. The book unravels into daytoday accounts of everything that happened in. Romeo dallaire, as pictured on the cover of shake hands with the devil hide caption. Dallaire provides a first0hand account of the atrocities that he experienced in rwanda, while continuously receiving the same order from the united nations. It was first published by random house canada in september 2003. The failure of humanity in rwanda is a book by lieutenantgeneral romeo dallaire of the canadian forces, with help from major brent beardsley. Shake hands with the devil by romeo dallaire left to tell by immaculee ilibagiza machete. Rwanda documentary illuminates lingering effects of genocide. His book on his experiences in rwanda, entitled shake hands with the devil.
The failure of humanity in rwanda is a book by lieutenantgeneral romeo dallaire of the canadian forces, with help from major. The failure of humanity in rwanda, was awarded the governor generals literary award for nonfiction in 2004. It has garnered numerous international literary awards, and is the basis of a fulllength feature film released in september 2007. Shake hands with the devil by romeo dallaire penguin random. The failure of humanity in rwanda by romeo dallaire 592pp, arrow. A brave, unforgettable firsthand account of the rwandan genocide by a man almost literally haunted by the dead and by the spectre of his missions failure.
In shake hands with the devil, general dallaire recreates the awful history the world community chose to ignore. It has been told in books and articles in the intervening years since 1994. The failure of humanity in rwanda, by nowretired canadian lieutenantgeneral romeo dallaire. In shake hands with the devil, general dallaire recreates the awful history the. An awardwinning international sensation, shake hands with the devil is a landmark contribution to the literature of war. The journey of romeo dallaire is a 2004 documentary film about the 1994 genocide in rwanda.
1072 671 371 671 1236 772 1476 568 1222 223 1102 578 803 553 254 1452 1411 1428 224 1098 803 404 367 179 958 1219 900 1324 509 550 335 719 87 1426 467 1170 1167 3