'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND
UNDERSTANDING...AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY In this final work from renowned
journalist Robert Fisk he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally
bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off. From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian
civil war to Israel's conflicts with Palestine and Lebanon Fisk condemns the West's ongoing
hypocrisy and interference while revealing the horrific truth of life on the ground. Unafraid
to criticise authority and unpick complex truths hecreates a compelling narrative of
passionate and engaging journalism historical analysis and eyewitness reporting. With a
Postscript by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk and a foreword by Patrick Cockburn Night of Power delivers
an essential and prophetic account of the last twenty years which exposes the inescapable
consequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East. 'This is a masterly work
by a unique and gifted "historian of the present" who was unafraid to criticise authority
while revealing the horrific realities of life and death on the ground' Conor O'Clery Irish
Times 'Every sentence of Robert Fisk radiates his loathe of wars and the inevitable
dehumanization they produce which makes his (sadly) last book an everlasting warning beyond
its value as a meticulous historical recount and analysis of today's events' Amira Hass
journalist Haaretz 'Fisk's reporting is clear-eyed and unflinching a model for what
journalists should aspire to practice in their ever more important and widely threatened craft'
Anthony Arnove editor Iraq Under Siege and author Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal 'I was at
the funeral of a friend of mine in Kilternan cemetery ... I came across Robert Fisk's grave.
Someone has to bear witness to the unspeakable and he did it whatever the cost to himself'
Neil Jordan film director and writer
