Brian
Eno: "This
is an excellent and inspiring book. David's stubborn and yet
self-effacing commitment to his ideals carried him through many
daunting situations, and his sense of humour kept him able to see the
funny side."
Dorothy
Byrne,
Head of Channel 4 TV News and Documentaries: "What a life this
man has led!"
Sir
Tom Stoppard:
"David
Wilson has lived a life and a half … the broken world needed people
like David then; it still does and always will."
David
Hencke,
former Guardian Westminster correspondent and part of Exaro team,
presently exposing paedophilia in high places: "This is the
work of a determined guy who is prepared to expose fraud and
injustice wherever he finds it."
Eugene
Skeef, percussionist
and collaborator with Steve Biko in SA Black Consciousness Movement: "A
must-read by my comrade and brother David Wilson. Please spread the
word and encourage your friends to buy and read David's memoir.”
Orhan
Maslo (Oha):
"One of the key people of my life has finished his book and it
will soon be out. There is a chapter that describes the times we
spent together. What good times we had while giving spirit to the
Pavarotti Music Centre. This was after my orphanage times and steered
me to who I am and what I do today. Thank you David"
Manuela
Beste,
the first person to read draft of
book:
“This is surely going to be your core readership - the 1960's
generation who grew up with you, agitated like you, still hold true
to these struggles like you and today's new generation of angry,
frustrated, hopeful young people who are organising for a better and
fairer world ...I found the book interesting, moving,
thought-provoking, instructive. It thoroughly held my attention .. I
wish I could think in visual metaphors like you."
Gianni
Scotto, Assoc Professor, University of Florence: “I
was so surprised to hear the most insightful and radical political
analysis of the conflict speaking with you.”
Sebastian
Balfour, Emeritus Professor, LSE: “A vivid account of a life fought
for justice, full of indignation and tenderness.
Mandla
Langa,
author of The
Lost Colours of the Chameleon,
and winner of 2009 Commonwealth Prize: "David Wilson is a
national treasure."
Ed
Victor literary agency: “Your relationship with your elderly father
is described in such beautiful style that it would not be out of
place from a literary novel by an established and seasoned author.
The same goes for your childhood years at boarding school ... The
'Balkan years', including the bits where you fall in love with a
Croat and the adventures of the mobile bakery could be from a
historical thriller. The whole 'War Child' section could be an expose
about the problems and hidden lives of charities, especially when
they become powerful.”
(photo: Oha & Eugene with Tiffany Hughes, Mostar 1998)
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