Stephanie Nolen is the award-winning Africa bureau chief for Toronto's Globe and Mail, and one of only three journalists in the world wholly dedicated to the AIDS story. She has reported from more than forty countries around the world, and won Canada's National Newspaper Award for International Reporting two years in a row. Nolen was the recipient of the 2003 and 2004 Amnesty International Award for Human Rights Reporting, for reports from war zones in Uganda and Sudan, and also won the Markwell Award of the International Society of Political Psychology for her "creative brilliance, humanitarian compassion, personal courage, and relentless pursuit of truth." She is the author of Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race and Shakespeare's Face. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
"This is a formidable book of record . . . from the tiny virus, via
28 individual human stories, to an entire continent. The stories
will tear you apart before putting you back together, fully-armed
and ready to go to war with a virus more dangerous than any W.M.D."
--Bono"Provocative stuff on a topic where most writing feels both
distancing and not terribly profound." --Salon.com"Nolen's stories
give a human face to HIV/AIDS in Africa -- and enrich our
understanding of the disease in intangible ways." --San Francisco
Chronicle Book Review"These stories offer astonishing glimpses of
the people of a continent brought to its knees....graceful, often
memorable portraits are chosen from among the lucky few who came
back from the dead." --Los Angeles Times Book Review"gives the
epidemic a human face-more precisely, 28 human faces, one for each
million Africans estimated to be infected with HIV....an
informative and a powerful read, which will help Western readers
connect personally with a crisis that too often seems remote."
--Library Journal, starred review"Magnificent, inspiring,
informative. Nolen opens the essential door to the brave,
suffering, human reality of the African AIDS crisis." --John le
Carre"If a war had killed 20 million soldiers, and left 28 million
more dying of wounds, we'd call it the worst such tragedy since
World War II. This is the scale of AIDS in Africa. Stephanie Nolen
brings this story to life in a moving, deeply human way. Through
these portraits--shrewdly chosen, varied, and sometimes startlingly
unexpected--she artfully puts a series of human faces on the
greatest health crisis of our time." --Adam Hochschild, author of
King Leopold's Ghost and Bury the Chains"The marvelous gift of
Stephanie Nolen's 28 is that it allows the reader a chance to
mingle, a chance to hob-nob, with fascinating and eloquent people
from across sub-Saharan Africa. Professors and sex-workers,
truckers and doctors, old ladies and orphaned children, celebrities
and beggars, all raise their voices here. The music of these
combined voices is intelligent and pained; it sings to us of
suffering, stigma, compassion, courage, and heartrending love."
--Melissa Fay Greene, author of There Is No Me Without You"Everyone
needs to read this book. It is essential reading in the Age of
AIDS, never earnest, and, whilst often painful, full of humane and
painstakingly researched detail." --Emma Thompson"This book is
magnificent. It's probably the best book ever written about AIDS,
certainly the best I've ever read. I wept when I finished, not just
because it's beautifully written, not just because the last chapter
tears the heart out, not just because it's a work of such force and
feeling and power, not just because it's so intensely and
astonishingly human, not just because it covers the entire
landscape of the virus, but because its impact could shape public
opinion as never before." --Stephen Lewis, former UN Special Envoy
HIV/AIDS in Africa"A book of quiet yet overwhelming power,
delivering a message of devastating moral authority. Moving,
heartrending and uplifting, Stephanie Nolen's book bears impeccable
witness to the 'unique and savage' phenomenon of AIDS in Africa."
--William Boyd, author of Restless and Brazzaville Beach"28 can
soon be 48, 98 and more. And not just in Africa. And it does not
have to be. Nolen shows that the struggle of one to live with
dignity must be the struggle of all. Read. Weep. Rage. And above
all else--like those people described in this brilliant book--find
the courage to do." --Dr. James Orbinski, recipient of the Nobel
Peace Prize on behalf of Medecins Sans Frontieres
This is a formidable book of record . . . from the tiny virus, via
28 individual human stories, to an entire continent. The stories
will tear you apart before putting you back together, fully-armed
and ready to go to war with a virus more dangerous than any W.M.D.
"Bono" Provocative stuff on a topic where most writing feels both
distancing and not terribly profound. "Salon.com" Nolen's stories
give a human face to HIV/AIDS in Africa -- and enrich our
understanding of the disease in intangible ways. "San Francisco
Chronicle Book Review" These stories offer astonishing glimpses of
the people of a continent brought to its knees .graceful, often
memorable portraits are chosen from among the lucky few who came
back from the dead. "Los Angeles Times Book Review" gives the
epidemic a human face-more precisely, 28 human faces, one for each
million Africans estimated to be infected with HIV .an informative
and a powerful read, which will help Western readers connect
personally with a crisis that too often seems remote. "Library
Journal, starred review" Magnificent, inspiring, informative. Nolen
opens the essential door to the brave, suffering, human reality of
the African AIDS crisis. "John le Carre" If a war had killed 20
million soldiers, and left 28 million more dying of wounds, we'd
call it the worst such tragedy since World War II. This is the
scale of AIDS in Africa. Stephanie Nolen brings this story to life
in a moving, deeply human way. Through these portraits--shrewdly
chosen, varied, and sometimes startlingly unexpected--she artfully
puts a series of human faces on the greatest health crisis of our
time. "Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost and Bury the
Chains" The marvelous gift of Stephanie Nolen's 28 is that it
allows the reader a chance to mingle, a chance to hob-nob, with
fascinating and eloquent people from across sub-Saharan Africa.
Professors and sex-workers, truckers and doctors, old ladies and
orphaned children, celebrities and beggars, all raise their voices
here. The music of these combined voices is intelligent and pained;
it sings to us of suffering, stigma, compassion, courage, and
heartrending love. "Melissa Fay Greene, author of There Is No Me
Without You" Everyone needs to read this book. It is essential
reading in the Age of AIDS, never earnest, and, whilst often
painful, full of humane and painstakingly researched detail. "Emma
Thompson" This book is magnificent. It's probably the best book
ever written about AIDS, certainly the best I've ever read. I wept
when I finished, not just because it's beautifully written, not
just because the last chapter tears the heart out, not just because
it's a work of such force and feeling and power, not just because
it's so intensely and astonishingly human, not just because it
covers the entire landscape of the virus, but because its impact
could shape public opinion as never before. "Stephen Lewis, former
UN Special Envoy HIV/AIDS in Africa" A book of quiet yet
overwhelming power, delivering a message of devastating moral
authority. Moving, heartrending and uplifting, Stephanie Nolen's
book bears impeccable witness to the unique and savage' phenomenon
of AIDS in Africa. "William Boyd, author of Restless and
Brazzaville Beach" 28 can soon be 48, 98 and more. And not just in
Africa. And it does not have to be. Nolen shows that the struggle
of one to live with dignity must be the struggle of all. Read.
Weep. Rage. And above all else--like those people described in this
brilliant book--find the courage to "do." Dr. James Orbinski,
recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Medecins Sans
Frontieres"
"This is a formidable book of record . . . from the tiny virus, via
28 individual human stories, to an entire continent. The stories
will tear you apart before putting you back together, fully-armed
and ready to go to war with a virus more dangerous than any
W.M.D."--Bono "Provocative stuff on a topic where most writing
feels both distancing and not terribly profound."--"Salon.com"
"Nolen's stories give a human face to HIV/AIDS in Africa -- and
enrich our understanding of the disease in intangible ways."--"San
Francisco"" Chronicle Book Review"
"These stories offer astonishing glimpses of the people of a
continent brought to its knees....graceful, often memorable
portraits are chosen from among the lucky few who came back from
the dead."--"Los Angeles"" Times Book Review"
"gives the epidemic a human face-more precisely, 28 human faces,
one for each million Africans estimated to be infected with
HIV....an informative and a powerful read, which will help Western
readers connect personally with a crisis that too often seems
remote."--"Library Jo"urnal, starred review "Magnificent,
inspiring, informative. Nolen opens the essential door to the
brave, suffering, human reality of the African AIDS crisis."--John
le Carre
"If a war had killed 20 million soldiers, and left 28 million more
dying of wounds, we'd call it the worst such tragedy since World
War II. This is the scale of AIDS in Africa. Stephanie Nolen brings
this story to life in a moving, deeply human way. Through these
portraits--shrewdly chosen, varied, and sometimes startlingly
unexpected--she artfully puts a series of human faces on the
greatest health crisis of our time."--Adam Hochschild, author of
"King Leopold's Ghost" and "Bury the Chains"
"The marvelous gift of Stephanie Nolen's 28 is that it allows the
reader a chance to mingle, a chance to hob-nob, with fascinating
and eloquent people from across sub-Saharan Africa. Professors and
sex-workers, truckers and doctor
“This is a formidable book of record . . . from the tiny virus, via
28 individual human stories, to an entire continent. The stories
will tear you apart before putting you back together, fully-armed
and ready to go to war with a virus more dangerous than any
W.M.D.”—Bono “Provocative stuff on a topic where most writing
feels both distancing and not terribly profound.”—"Salon.com"
“Nolen’s stories give a human face to HIV/AIDS in Africa — and
enrich our understanding of the disease in intangible ways."—"San
Francisco"" Chronicle Book Review"
"These stories offer astonishing glimpses of the people of a
continent brought to its knees….graceful, often memorable portraits
are chosen from among the lucky few who came back from the
dead."—"Los Angeles"" Times Book Review"
"gives the epidemic a human face-more precisely, 28 human faces,
one for each million Africans estimated to
" This is a formidable book of record . . . from the tiny virus,
via 28 individual human stories, to an entire continent. The
stories will tear you apart before putting you back together,
fully-armed and ready to go to war with a virus more dangerous than
any W.M.D." -- Bono " Provocative stuff on a topic where most
writing feels both distancing and not terribly profound." --
"Salon.com"
" Nolen' s stories give a human face to HIV/AIDS in Africa -- and
enrich our understanding of the disease in intangible ways."-- "San
Francisco"" Chronicle Book Review"
"These stories offer astonishing glimpses of the people of a
continent brought to its knees... .graceful, often memorable
portraits are chosen from among the lucky few who came back from
the dead."-- "Los Angeles"" Times Book Review"
"gives the epidemic a human face-more precisely, 28 human faces,
one for each million Africans estimated to be infected with HIV...
.an informative and a powerful read, which will help Western
readers connect personally with a crisis that too often seems
remote."-- "Library Jo"urnal, starred review " Magnificent,
inspiring, informative. Nolen opens the essential door to the
brave, suffering, human reality of the African AIDS crisis." --
John le Carre
" If a war had killed 20 million soldiers, and left 28 million more
dying of wounds, we' d call it the worst such tragedy since World
War II. This is the scale of AIDS in Africa. Stephanie Nolen brings
this story to life in a moving, deeply human way. Through these
portraits-- shrewdly chosen, varied, and sometimes startlingly
unexpected-- she artfully puts a series of human faces on the
greatest health crisis of our time." -- Adam Hochschild, author of
"King Leopold' s Ghost" and "Bury the Chains"
" The marvelous gift of Stephanie Nolen's 28 is that it allows the
reader a chance to mingle, a chance to hob-nob, with fascinating
and eloquent people from across sub-Saharan Africa. Professors and
sex-workers, truckers and doctors, old ladies and orphaned
children, celebrities and beggars, all raise their voices here. The
music of these combined voices is intelligent and pained; it sings
to us of suffering, stigma, compassion, courage, and heartrending
love.-- Melissa Fay Greene, author of "There Is No Me Without
You"
"Everyone needs to read this book. It is essential reading in the
Age of AIDS, never earnest, and, whilst often painful, full of
humane and painstakingly researched detail."-- Emma Thompson
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