At a time when the world waits anxiously to see what will happen next in Zimbabwe - when there is little food in the country's shops, life expectancy is plunging and Zimbabweans are fleeing repression and unemployment - this book gets to grips with the man at the helm of a corrupt regime; the man behind the monster.

Holland's tireless investigation begins with her having dinner with Mugabe the freedom fighter and ends in a searching interview with Zimbabwe's president in December 2007, more than 30 years later.

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Read Heidi Hollands's contribution to the Telegraph. Zimbabwe: what makes monster Robert Mugabe tick?, published: July 1, 2008

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Read Tom De Castella's Web exclusive - Sympathy for the devil, on the Prospect magazine website: July, 2008.

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Heidi Holland describes her encounter for BBC NEWS on Monday, 30 June 2008. Link to 'A glimpse inside Mugabe's world'

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The SKY NEWS interview with Heidi Holland on the 3rd of June can be downloaded here.

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The CNN International Correspondents interview with Heidi Holland on the13th of June can be viewed on the CNN video web site

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Read Heidi Hollands's contribution to the New York Times, Make Peace With Mugabe, published: April 1, 2008

Read Graham Bowley's How to Show a Dictator the Door with quotes from Heidi Holland in the New York Times, published: April 27, 2008

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Heidi Holland writes for The Guardian on Saturday, April 05 2008. Link to 'We still love the royal family'

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Heidi Holland talked to Al Jazeera on Saturday, April 05, 2008. Link to: Mugabe: The imperative to be right.

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Link to the Mugabe profile by Michelle Faul, Associated Press Writer. June 28, 2008.

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Read the London Sunday Times extract from Sunday, April 06, 2008.

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Heidi Holland interviewed in Expresso a Portuguese newspaper on Saturday, April 05, 2008.

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Link to a Japanese article with reference to Heidi's book.

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Link to a French article with extracts from Heidi's interview with Valérie Hirsch from Libération.

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Download an Afrikaans article in PDF format from Die Burger,

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In April DINNER WITH MUGABE occupied the 3rd spot of the TOP 100 ADULT NON-FICTION LIST according to Nielsen Bookscan AND was in the 1st position of the TOP 100 SOUTH AFRICAN TITLES.

DINNER WITH MUGABE is currently in its fifth printing and has been on the bestseller list in South Africa for the fifth month.