G. Zachary
Hotel Africa is a new collection of essays and reportage on sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century by one of America's shrewdest Africa watchers G. Pascal Zachary, described by Max Fisher, of Atlantic.com "as one of the most insightful and creative thinkers on Africa we have in the West today." Adds Calestous Juma, of Harvard University, â€œZacharyâ€™s vivid rewriting of the African narrative demolishes many old-school misconceptions and will change the way Africaâ€™s future is written.â€ Ike Okonta, the Nigerian writer and professor of politics, observes, â€œEngaging Africa intellectually can be a thankless task. Yet for years Zachary has brought a discerning mind and a sharp pen to this continentâ€™s diverse challenges.â€ Christopher Blattman, of Yale, says, â€œZacharyâ€™s essays are among the few I seek out, always anticipating some new insight or morsel of history, poetry or politics. This collection does not disappoint.â€ In the preface to Hotel Africa, Steve Haggblade, an Africa expert at Michigan State, notes, "In these writings on African politics, economics and development, Zachary challenges conventional stereotypes, often from the back of a motorcycle, while wandering about a rural market, or through recounting the everyday adventures of his newest local friend. He illustrates big ideas with colorful, ordinary Africans and provides a perceptive, yet nuanced portrait of many of the central issues facing Africa today." G. Pascal Zachary first visited Africa as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. His articles on Africa have also appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, Fortune and many other newspapers and magazines. He is a professor of practice at Arizona State University and author of the memoir, Married to Africa, about his marriage to Chizo Okon of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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