Distant Voices

Throughout his distinguished career as a journalist and film-maker, John Pilger has looked behind the 'official' versions of events to report the real stories of our time. The centerpiece of this new, expanded edition of his bestselling DISTANT VOICES is Pilger's reporting from East Timor, which he entered secretly in 1993 and where a third of the population has died as a result of Indonesia's genocidal policies. This edition also contains more new material as well as all the original essays - from the myth-making of the Gulf War to the surreal pleasures of Disneyland. Breaking through the consensual silence, Pilger pays tribute to those dissenting voices we are seldom permitted to hear. Throughout his distinguished career as a journalist and film-maker, John Pilger has looked behind the 'official' versions of events to report the real stories of our time. The centrepiece of this new, expanded edition of his bestselling Distant Voices is Pilger's reporting from East Timor, which he entered secretly in 1993 and where a third of the population has died as a result of Indonesia's genocidal policies. This edition also contains more new material as well as all the original essays - from the myth-making of the Gulf War to the surreal pleasures of Disneyland. Breaking through the consensual silence, Pilger pays tribute to those dissenting voices we are seldom permitted to hear. A collection of the author's essays originally written for the New statesman and society, the Guardian, and the Independent; many essays have been rewritten and combined and contain unpublished new material. This collection draws on the author's previous books, notably Heroes, and in some respects is an extension of Heroes Contains material as well as all the original essays - from the myth-making of the Gulf War to the surreal pleasures of Disneyland. In this title, the author has looked behind the 'official' versions of events to report the real stories of our time. John Pilger. A Vintage Original. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 549-586) And Index.