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OverviewA provocative and unsettling novel about the morality of charity, the media and public relations It is 1987, two years after Live Aid and PR expert Adrian Burles, working with charity Africa Assist has a Big Idea that he thinks will keep Ethiopian hunger in the headlines and touch heartstrings (and purse strings) of people in the West. Aided by Anne Chaffey, an experienced nurse who has worked at the famine frontline for many years, he locates a young, malnourished Afar man called Mujtabaa wandering alone in the desert and flies him back to London. The world's media are then invited to witness a skeletal Mujtabaa making a week-long walk from Heathrow to a rally in Trafalgar Square. In fundraising terms, this is a great success-but the ethics of the exercise, the human impact on all concerned, and the ultimate result, are all profoundly to be questioned. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter BarryPublisher: New Internationalist Publications Ltd Imprint: New Internationalist Publications Ltd ISBN: 9781780263946ISBN 10: 1780263945 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 18 May 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'Barry writes with such awe-inspiring authority... Intelligent, provocative entertainment at its best.' Erotic Review; 'Peter Barry is a talented writer with a gift for comedy.' Transnational Literature Author InformationPeter Barry was born in England, brought up in Scotland and now lives in Australia. He is the author of two other novels, I Hate Martin Amis Et Al and We All Fall Down and has had many short stories published in literary journals. He was shortlisted for Australia Book Review's Calibre essay prize. He has been a copywriter in both the UK and Australia and has written three corporate books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |