When renegade British comedy writer Jane Bussmann found herself interviewing Hollywood celebrities for a day job she fled to war-torn Uganda for a better life -- and to seduce a sexy peacemaker. The result was this book a brand new genre of hard-hitting comic investigation heralded by war correspondents and comedy titans alike.
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Jane Bussmann has written for South Park and over 50 shows including Britain's legendary Daily Show antecedent Brass Eye the most complained-about program in TV history. She performs the award-winning comedy show inspired by this book to sold-out audiences from Mombasa to New York.
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"Who knew war in Uganda could be hilarious as well as moving." -Nicholas Kristof columnist for the New York Times
"So funny you almost feel guilty laughing." -Reuters
"This book will change your life. Must read at all costs. ā
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"One of the funniest books I've read for a long while." -Sunday Times Pick of the Week
"Most sneakily subversive medium for a heretically important message I've seen. Inappropriately f*cking hilarious and absolutely gut-wrenching. Must-read." -BOOK South Africa
"Bussmann has invented a new genre-the agony/comedy. And it's very very funny." -The Lady
"Marrying vociferous rage with humor. . . a marvelously maverick approach to the investigation of war crimes. ā
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"Cannot be recommended too highly full of foul-mouthed vigor insightful scathing savagely funny and ultimately heartbreaking. Buy beg steal or borrow this hilarious angry book-but read it." -The Times South Africa
"That rarest of things. . . a comedy that is truly funny." -The Guardian
"Angry and hilarious this is a little classic." -Standard Pick of the Year
"Very funny. Jane's got a death wish." -Matt Stone South Park