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Kajsa Norman is a London-based investigative journalist and author focused on dictatorships and conflict zones. She has previously published books on Cuba, Zimbabwe, and Venezuela. She has also served as a press and information officer for the Swedish Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Mali. She is the author of Bridge over Blood River: The Rise and Fall of the Afrikaners.
Kajsa Norman has written a vivid, empathetic and deeply human portrayal of how Venezuela's Bolivarian dream turned into a nightmare. She blends individual stories into the wider narrative of how a revolution, and a country, stumble into a dark labyrinth. -- Rory Carroll, former Latin America correspondent for the Guardian, author of 'Comandante: Hugo Chavez's Venezuela' In an era of surging global populism, Kajsa Norman reminds us that such politics are nothing new in Venezuela. Drawing on vivid and gripping personal narratives, Norman paints a cautionary tale of populist despotism. Norman reminds us that strongman politics have the power to destroy lives and tear nations apart. Essential reading on Venezuela and Latin America's historically complex relationship with democracy. -- Brian Klaas, Fellow at the London School of Economics & author of 'The Despot's Accomplice' 'Compelling and understandable for the general reader.' -- CHOICE, Highly Recommended
