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Beslan: The Tragedy of School No. 1

Beslan: The Tragedy of School No. 1

by TimothyPhillips (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

Tim Phillips' book tells the human story of the siege - of the terrible toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Phillips also looks at the authorities' response to the siege and finds it severely wanting. He has spent time in Beslan researching the book, talking to those involved and those affected, listening to the conspiracy theories, and trying to set the events of September 2004 in their wider context of centuries of conflict and enmity in the Caucasus.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 04 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 1862079935
ISBN 13: 9781862079939
Book Overview: 'Timothy Phillips ... has reconstructed from the testimony of many hundreds of witnesses the hellish events of that September ... His work is a fit memorial to the dead' Literary Review

Media Reviews
* 'Fine and subtle... The book, based on extensive interviews, rouses pity and horror' John Lloyd, Financial Times* 'Timothy Phillips, on the other hand, has done a heroic and, one might have thought for a foreigner, impossible job: he has reconstructed from the testimony of many hundreds of witnesses the hellish events of that September ... His work is a fit memorial to the dead ... Timothy Phillips's book provides the victim's story' Donald Rayfield, Literary Review
Author Bio
Tim Phillips was born and grew up in Northern Ireland. In 2005 he completed a doctoral thesis on the role of the holiday resort in Russian culture, particularly in the Caucasus. He has studied at the universities of Oxford and Helsinki and has travelled widely in the former Soviet Union, including in the Caucasus. He has worked extensively as a translator and was the principal translator for the BBC on their Beslan documentaries. This is his first book.