Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246)

In 1975, a young journalist had an idealistic freedom fighter, just released from prison and about to flee his country, for dinner at her house. Thirty years later, she sat down with him again for an incredibly rare interview. By then she had talked with the most important figures surrounding him-advisers, relatives, critics and friends-to try and understand Robert Mugabe's rise.. and Zimbabwe's fall. A compelling insight into the man behind the monster, Dinner with Mugabe uses the unequaled access Heidi Holland gained to help explain the making of a tyrant and of Zimbabwe's tragedy. It is vital reading for anyone interested in the perilous fate of the country or the madness of the man.