The Resource In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
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- Summary
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- A biography of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- "When Marie Colvin was killed in an artillery attack in Homs, Syria, in 2012, at age fifty-six, the world lost a fearless and iconoclastic war correspondent who covered the most significant global calamities of her lifetime. In Extremis, written by her fellow reporter Lindsey Hilsum, is a thrilling investigation into Colvin's epic life and tragic death based on exclusive access to her intimate diaries from age thirteen to her death, interviews with people from every corner of her life, and impeccable research. After growing up in a middle-class Catholic family on Long Island, Colvin studied with the legendary journalist John Hersey at Yale, and eventually started working for The Sunday Times of London, where she gained a reputation for bravery and compassion as she told the stories of victims of the major conflicts of our time. She lost sight in one eye while in Sri Lanka covering the civil war, interviewed Gaddafi and Arafat many times, and repeatedly risked her life covering conflicts in Chechnya, East Timor, Kosovo, and the Middle East. Colvin lived her personal life in extremis, too: bold, driven, and complex, she was married twice, took many lovers, drank and smoked, and rejected society's expectations for women. Despite PTSD, she refused to give up reporting. Like her hero Martha Gellhorn, Colvin was committed to bearing witness to the horrifying truths of war, and to shining a light on the profound suffering of ordinary people caught in the midst of conflict. Lindsey Hilsum's [book] is a devastating and revelatory biography of one of the greatest war correspondents of her generation."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain--Title page verso
- Contents
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- Part I. America. Dead man's branch ; Father and daughter ; Lovers and mentors
- Part II. Middle East. The path of death ; In a man's world ; War, peace, and love
- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star ; Leap before you look ; The face in the mirror
- Part IV. London. All at sea ; A reckless tide ; Baba Amr
- Isbn
- 9780374175597
- Label
- In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Title
- In extremis
- Title remainder
- the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Statement of responsibility
- Lindsey Hilsum
- Title variation
- Life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Subject
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- trueWomen war correspondents
- trueWar correspondents
- trueWar correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- trueWomen journalists
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Colvin, Marie
- Colvin, Marie
- Foreign correspondents
- trueForeign correspondents
- trueForeign correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- Journalists
- trueJournalists
- trueJournalists -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- War correspondents
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- A biography of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- "When Marie Colvin was killed in an artillery attack in Homs, Syria, in 2012, at age fifty-six, the world lost a fearless and iconoclastic war correspondent who covered the most significant global calamities of her lifetime. In Extremis, written by her fellow reporter Lindsey Hilsum, is a thrilling investigation into Colvin's epic life and tragic death based on exclusive access to her intimate diaries from age thirteen to her death, interviews with people from every corner of her life, and impeccable research. After growing up in a middle-class Catholic family on Long Island, Colvin studied with the legendary journalist John Hersey at Yale, and eventually started working for The Sunday Times of London, where she gained a reputation for bravery and compassion as she told the stories of victims of the major conflicts of our time. She lost sight in one eye while in Sri Lanka covering the civil war, interviewed Gaddafi and Arafat many times, and repeatedly risked her life covering conflicts in Chechnya, East Timor, Kosovo, and the Middle East. Colvin lived her personal life in extremis, too: bold, driven, and complex, she was married twice, took many lovers, drank and smoked, and rejected society's expectations for women. Despite PTSD, she refused to give up reporting. Like her hero Martha Gellhorn, Colvin was committed to bearing witness to the horrifying truths of war, and to shining a light on the profound suffering of ordinary people caught in the midst of conflict. Lindsey Hilsum's [book] is a devastating and revelatory biography of one of the greatest war correspondents of her generation."--Jacket
- Award
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- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2018.
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography, 2018
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 10738749
- Cataloging source
- DGU/DLC
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- Hilsum, Lindsey
- Dewey number
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- 070.4/3332092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN4874.C647
- LC item number
- H55 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Colvin, Marie
- Colvin, Marie
- War correspondents
- Foreign correspondents
- Journalists
- Foreign correspondents
- Journalists
- War correspondents
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
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- the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Label
- In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
- Note
- Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-359) and index
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- Contents
- Part I. America. Dead man's branch ; Father and daughter ; Lovers and mentors -- Part II. Middle East. The path of death ; In a man's world ; War, peace, and love -- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star ; Leap before you look ; The face in the mirror -- Part IV. London. All at sea ; A reckless tide ; Baba Amr
- Control code
- on1036100743
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374175597
- Lccn
- 2018022908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other control number
- 40028697527
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036100743
- Label
- In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
- Note
- Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-359) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. America. Dead man's branch ; Father and daughter ; Lovers and mentors -- Part II. Middle East. The path of death ; In a man's world ; War, peace, and love -- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star ; Leap before you look ; The face in the mirror -- Part IV. London. All at sea ; A reckless tide ; Baba Amr
- Control code
- on1036100743
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374175597
- Lccn
- 2018022908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other control number
- 40028697527
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036100743
Subject
- trueWomen war correspondents
- trueWar correspondents
- trueWar correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- trueWomen journalists
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Colvin, Marie
- Colvin, Marie
- Foreign correspondents
- trueForeign correspondents
- trueForeign correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- Journalists
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- trueJournalists -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- War correspondents
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- trueJames Tait Black Memorial Prize: Biography
- trueExtraordinary Women
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Biography Books: 2018
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