UNtold by Ian Williams
UNtold is a provocative, engaging exploration of the United Nations, including its history and how it functions. This is a "warts and all" look at a controversial institution that over 70 years has variously evoked respect, indifference, and outrage from the US media. The author and illustrator have plenty of personal experience with the UN at all levels and through their concise, informative text and whimsical cartoons, they describe how the organization is supposed to work, howit actually behaves, and why there is a difference! UNtold lets readers in on the quirks and mysteries of international diplomacy and global decision-making. Delightfully funny and irreverent, the message is that this vital body really can represent "We the peoples of the world." The book has something to offer everyone, from high school and college students involved in model UNs to secretaries of state and senior diplomats.
IAN WILLIAMS was born in Trinidad and raised in Canada. In 2019 he won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his first novel, Reproduction, which was published in Canada, the US, and the UK, and translated into Italian. His poetry collection, Personals, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award. His short story collection, Not Anyone's Anything, won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for the best first collection of short fiction in Canada. His first book, You Know Who You Are, was a finalist for the ReLit Poetry Prize. Williams holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Toronto and has recently returned to that university as a tenured professor, after several years as a professor of poetry in the Creative Writing program at the University of British Columbia. His third poetry collection, Word Problems, was published by Coach House Press in the fall of 2020.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781682570890 |
| ISBN 10 | 1682570894 |
| Title | UNtold |
| Author | Ian Williams |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Just World Books |
| Year published | 2017-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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