{"title":"Karl Maier","description":"\u003cp\u003eKARL MAIER is an American journalist who served as Africa correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e of London for a decade and is the author of three books on Africa. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eThis House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInto the House of the Ancestors: Inside the New Africa\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAngola: Promises and Lies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaier has contributed articles to \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e, and later spent nearly two decades at Bloomberg News as a Middle East editor and Africa politics team leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Maier has reported from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, and across the continent. His books draw directly on that experience covering Africa over many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarl lives in Louisville, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarl Maier’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"into-the-house-of-the-ancestors","title":"Into the House of the Ancestors: Inside the New Africa","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eExperience Africa's vibrant and volatile struggle at the crossroads between tradition and modernity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rich . . . fascinating.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBook Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A master of eyewitness description and of the telling interview, [Maier] has unearthed Africa's hidden heroes and heroines.\" --\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Maier has written a sensitive and complex narrative. . . . excellent descriptions of the lives and experiences of both ordinary and extraordinary individuals in different parts of Africa.\" --Richard Leakey, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable book. . . . It is no easy task to articulate an intangible undercurrent in an area so geographically large and culturally diverse, but Maier has succeeded admirably. Maier gives us hope that [the Africans] can rebound and even thrive. Highly recommended.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471295833\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471295839\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Karl Maier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212270043352,"sku":"9780471135470","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212270076120,"sku":"9780471295839","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470348284_FC_mockup_v2_1740153282_e5378a84-57f2-4312-8802-63d5184db0fe.jpg?v=1790991889"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-karl-maier.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}