Sinossi
Per molti anni, la guerra al terrorismo islamico è stata la caccia a un fantasma che aveva il volto e il nome di Osama bin Laden. Poi un giorno, all'improvviso, quel fantasma è stato ucciso, e il suo corpo scaraventato nell'Oceano Indiano. Ma mentre dagli abissi quel volto e quel nome continuavano a perseguitarci, nelle nostre città, nelle nostre strade, i fantasmi sono diventati legioni: colpiscono e, che vengano o no identificati, subito tornano nel nulla da cui sono emersi. Pochissimi li hanno incontrati da vicino. Wright ha messo insieme i dieci ampi reportage che compongono questo libro. Sono dieci indagìni su storie e personaggi - i piani a lungo termine di al-Qaeda, i metodi con cui due agenti dell'FBi tentano di ostacolarli, le prime esecuzioni in diretta web dell'ISIS. Ma sono altrettante dimostrazioni di come la mente del reporter investigativo cerchi i sintomi di una malattia dove meno si penserebbe di trovarli.
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- Pagine: 464
- Data di uscita: 29-06-2017
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If you've read Looming Tower the first 5 chapters are straight from that book. This really doesn't cover ISIS it covers American hostages in a vague way and then it's like the author gloating about his encounters for awhile. I mean you still can learn something from this book but definitely don't us Leggi tutto
Here's my review for USA TODAY: Few American writers understand the phenomenon of Islam-based terrorism better than writer Lawrence Wright, whose 2006 book The Looming Tower comprehensively detailed the rise of al-Qaeda from its roots in the Muslim Brotherhood to the 9/11 attacks. Wright has returned Leggi tutto
Before starting the book, I hadn't realized that it is just a compilation of articles written by Wright for the New Yorker. The articles are very well written and give good insights into different aspects of Middle Eastern society. I found the Saudi Arabia piece highly educational. That being said, I Leggi tutto
A NYTimes article writes that Lawrence Wright has now reached the pedestal where his magazine work is collected as an anthology. The Terror Years immaculately draws a reflection of this assertive statement and this work of his is a brief, though thorough, chronicle of the major events which took pla Leggi tutto
I wish I could rate this book better. I was really hoping this was the follow up to "Looming Tower" it was marketed as, but it was not. If it had the same narrative drive, the same degree of original reporting and detail, then maybe it would be a 5 star book. "The Terror Years" is better seen as an
The Terror Years - Lawrence Wright An interesting read on a series of topics ranging from the rise of Al Qaeda (AQ) to ISIL and all in between. A few quick thoughts: Wright chooses to have each chapter home in on a unique part of the rise of terrorism in recent years. As would be expected there are c Leggi tutto
Lawrence Wright mi aveva letteralmente conquistato con Le altissime torri, letto qualche anno prima che ne fosse tratta una fortunata (e ottima) serie tv. Con Gli anni del terrore la magia si è ripetuta, e sul comodino già mi attende il testo dedicato a Scientology, che mi gusterò dopo qualche inter Leggi tutto
In this solid collection of lengthy essays, Wright offers a broad examination of terrorism around the world since 9/11. First off, he shares his experiences of working with journalists in Saudi Arabia, where the regime monitors everything. He shows how the Saudis' incredibly restrictive and repressi Leggi tutto
Some minor criticisms: There were two Iraq wars pursued by two Bushes. I would have appreciated a clearer distinction between. As misleading as the titles were, more references to Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom would have helped to clarify which wars he was referring to. Same goes for the
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