Jill Jolliffe:Balibo
- Taschenbuch 2009, ISBN: 9781921372773
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London. 1991. Chatto & Windus. 1st British Edition. Very Good. No Dustjacket. 408 pages. hardcover. Timothy Peter Mo (born 30 December 1950) is a British novelist. Born to a British m… Mehr…
London. 1991. Chatto & Windus. 1st British Edition. Very Good. No Dustjacket. 408 pages. hardcover. Timothy Peter Mo (born 30 December 1950) is a British novelist. Born to a British mother and a Hong Kong father, Mo lived in Hong Kong until the age of 10, when he moved to Britain. Educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Oxford, Mo worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist. He self-publishes his books under the label 'Paddleless Press'. 0701137487. keywords: 40293. inventory # 6935. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE REDUNDANCY OF COURAGE is a novel by Timothy Mo published in 1991. It is set in the fictitious country of Danu in Southeast Asia, which is based on East Timor, and is narrated by Adolph Ng, an ethnic Chinese businessman educated in Canada. Like East Timor, Danu is a Portuguese colony, invaded and occupied by its giant neighbour, which is not named, but is based on Indonesia. The people of the occupying country are referred to throughout the book as the malai, similar to malae the word for foreigner in Tetum, East Timors national language. Danu is annexed by the malai and declared their fifty-eighth province, over which their green and white flag is raised. (Indonesia declared East Timor its twenty-seventh province, and its flag is red and white. In any case, by part three of the novel Mos description of the malai flag has changed to red and white too. Although the characters are fictional, they are closely based on people involved in events in East Timor during 1975. They include Xavier Ray X Ray Xaneiros, based on resistance leader Xanana Gusmão (now the countrys President), Joaquim Lobato, based on exiled leader José Ramos-Horta (later Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and now President), and Bill Mabbely, based on Australian journalist Roger East, who was killed by Indonesian troops in Dili on the day of the invasion. The date of the malai invasion of Danu, December 7, is the same as that of Indonesias invasion of East Timor. . ISBN: 0701137487., Viking, Camberwell, Victoria, 2009. First Edition. Photographic Card. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. (8), 3-310, (4) pages, and acknowledgements. Colour photographic cover with black, white and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. Minor creasing to the book corners, No other damage to describe.In 1975 Tony Maniaty flew to the then Portuguese colony of East Timor. He and other journalists were there when Indonesia invaded East Timor. He and his news crew escaped East Timor, five other journalists were not so lucky and were killed by Indonesian troops. He reported what he saw and faced death threats and fled before the Indonesian army. After East Timor gained independence from Indonesia he flew with the film crew making 'Balibo' he then ".. retraces his days of danger, and dance with José Ramos-Horta as the independence fighter-turned-president red covers from an assassination attempt. But Maniaty's real purpose is to visit Balibo for the first time since 1975. When he steps into the burnt-out house where his colleagues were slaughtered thirty-three years ago, past and present collide before his eyes." -- From the front fold over panel blurb. Full number line. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Journalism ; Military History -- Modern ; ISBN: 067007358X. ISBN/EAN: 9780670073580. Inventory No: 0268804. . 9780670073580, Viking, 2009, Viking, Camberwell, Victoria, 2009. First Edition. Photographic Card. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. (8), 3-310, (4) pages, and acknowledgements. Colour photographic cover with black, white and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. Previous owners' names on first page; no other damage to describe.Minor creasing to the book corners. In 1975 Tony Maniaty flew to the then Portuguese colony of East Timor. He and other journalists were there when Indonesia invaded East Timor. He and his news crew escaped East Timor, five other journalists were not so lucky and were killed by Indonesian troops. He reported what he saw and faced death threats and fled before the Indonesian army. After East Timor gained independence from Indonesia he flew with the film crew making 'Balibo' he then ".. retraces his days of danger, and dance with José Ramos-Horta as the independence fighter-turned-president red covers from an assassination attempt. But Maniaty's real purpose is to visit Balibo for the first time since 1975. When he steps into the burnt-out house where his colleagues were slaughtered thirty-three years ago, past and present collide before his eyes." -- From the front fold over panel blurb. Full number line. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Journalism ; Military History -- Modern ; ISBN: 067007358X. ISBN/EAN: 9780670073580. Inventory No: 0248210. . 9780670073580, Viking, 2009, Viking, Camberwell, Victoria, 2009. First Edition. Photographic Card. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. (8), 3-310, (4) pages, and acknowledgements. Colour photographic cover with black, white and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. Minor creasing to the book corners. In 1975 Tony Maniaty flew to the then Portuguese colony of East Timor. He and other journalists were there when Indonesia invaded East Timor. He and his news crew escaped East Timor, five other journalists were not so lucky and were killed by Indonesian troops. He reported what he saw and faced death threats and fled before the Indonesian army. After East Timor gained independence from Indonesia he flew with the film crew making 'Balibo' he then ".. retraces his days of danger, and dance with José Ramos-Horta as the independence fighter-turned-president red covers from an assassination attempt. But Maniaty's real purpose is to visit Balibo for the first time since 1975. When he steps into the burnt-out house where his colleagues were slaughtered thirty-three years ago, past and present collide before his eyes." -- From the front fold over panel blurb. Full number line. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Journalism ; Military History -- Modern ; ISBN: 067007358X. ISBN/EAN: 9780670073580. Inventory No: 0248133. . 9780670073580, Viking, 2009, Scribe Publications, Australia, 2009. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 396 pages. Featuring six additional chapters, this revised edition reveals the provocative story of one of the most shameful episodes in Australia's history, providing a firsthand account of the 1975 deaths of five young television reporters killed by the Indonesian military in the East Timor border town of Balibo. Chronicling how the reporters died as well as the eventual execution of a sixth reporter who attempted to investigate their fate, this gripping depiction also documents the personal narratives behind the families of the victims and their heartbreaking struggle for the truth. Contending that the Australian government was always aware of the circumstances of the killings, this argument maintains that their cover-up was a key factor in Indonesia's decision to invade and occupy East Timor. With a striking collection of photographs from its thrilling companion film, this searing recollection is as much an investigation of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor as it is a case study of the Balibo killings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: True Crime; Movie / TV Tie-in; ISBN/EAN: 9781921372773. Inventory No: 11030433.. 9781921372773, Scribe Publications, 2009<