Rory Stewart Livres

Published on the 20th anniversary of Massoud's assassination, two days before the 9/11 attack, this is the first biography of Massoud published in over a decade.

The veteran journalist Sandy Gall reported from Afghanistan at length through the 1980s and '90s, spending months with Massoud and his forces.

After US-led invasion of Iraq, the anarchy had begun. Rory Stewart, a young Biritish diplomat, was appointed as Coalition Provisional Authority's deputy governor of a province in southern marshland region. There, he and his colleagues confronted gangsters. This work provides an account of the attempt to re-build a nation.

A British diplomat, named deputy governor of Amarah and Nasiriya in Iraq at the end of 2003, recounts how he negotiated hostage releases, held elections, and worked to organize a social infrastructure for millions of beleaguered Iraqi citizens.

Rory Stewart's moving account of his walk across Afghanistan in January 2002 was immediately hailed as a classic. Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the Mogul Emperor, Babur the Great, Stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditions. Only with the help of an unexpected companion and the generosity of the people he met on the way did he survive to report back with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of war. Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Award and the Spirit of Scotland Award and shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize and the Scottish Book of the Year Prize.

Bestselling author Stewart ("The Places In Between") and political economist Knaus examine the impact of large-scale military interventions, from Kosovo to Afghanistan.

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2017`This is travel writing at its best.' Katherine Norbury, Observer An Observer Book of the YearHis father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from Iran to Malaysia.

The memoir offers an absurdist perspective on a remarkable journey through the tumultuous landscape of British politics. The author, known for his adventurous expeditions in challenging environments, shares his experiences during a pivotal time, blending humor with insightful commentary on the political climate. This unique narrative captures the essence of navigating chaos while reflecting on the broader implications of political turmoil.

From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Politics on the Edge.

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabinet minister and co-presenter of breakout hit podcast The Rest Is Politics 'The most exceptional political memoir I've ever read' ALAN JOHNSON 'An instant classic' MARINA HYDE 'At last a politician who can write' SEBASTIAN FAULKS The Times Political Book of the Year Over the course of a decade, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise. Uncompromising, honest and darkly humorous, this is his story of the challenges, absurdities and realities of political life. Instantly praised as a new classic, it is an astonishing portrait of our turbulent times. 'Genuinely eye-opening...always riveting, often horrifying' iNEWS 'Beautifully written' GUARDIAN 'Hugely entertaining' EVENING STANDARD **A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TIMES, OBSERVER, i NEWSPAPER, NEW STATESMAN, PROSPECT, CHURCH TIMES AND SCOTSMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023** Politics on the Edge was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 09.09.23-16.09.23, and 09.12.23-16.12.23, and 30.12.23-06.01.24