Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 188416773X ISBN 13: 9781884167737

Publisher: Umbrage Editions, 2009

Synopsis

"Tim Hetherington has captured the chaos and tragedy of the Liberian civil war in his new book, Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold."--The New York Times

Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington spent eight years living and working in West Africa, with four years spent in Liberia. His book Long Story Bit by Bit entwines documentary photography, oral testimony, and memoir to map the dynamics of power, tragedy, and triumph in Liberia’s recent history. It depicts a past of rebel camps, rainforest destruction, Charles Taylor’s trial as a war criminal, and other happenings contrasted with the hope for the future.

Long Story Bit by Bit brings an extraordinary range of characters to life. Hetherington’s story begins in the rainforest while living with a rebel army during the 2003 battle for Monrovia. During this time he became fascinated by the dynamics of power unraveling in Liberia: from the raw force wielded by young men of rebel groups to the corrupt authority of transitional governments, juxtaposed with the possibilities of a democratically elected president. This book attaches names and faces to the current headlines and provides a background for the present state of Liberia, clarifying the notion that the past decade was not a product of random chaos.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington spent eight years living and working in West Africa, four focused on Liberia. He first arrived in Liberia in 1999. During this time he was detained and threatened by then president Charles Taylor's notorious Anti-Terrorist Unit. In the 2003 Liberian Civil War, he was one of two journalists to live behind rebel lines.

In April 2011 he was killed in the besieged city of Misurata, Libya.

About this edition

• Publisher: Umbrage Editions
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 188416773X
• ISBN 13: 9781884167737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 193