The Mirror at Midnight: A South African Journey - Hardcover

"When I saw The Mirror at Midnight I groaned and said, 'Oh dear, not another instant "American expert" on South Africa'; but I was happily disabused of my disillusionment, be- cause this is a good book for anyone who wants a succinct and precise account of how this fascinating country has got where it is. Adam Hochschild has a perceptive insight into the workings of the minds of black, white, coloured and Indian South Africans and has woven contemporary and historical events skillfully. This is a book I recommend warmly." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa is a finalst for the National Book Critics Circle Award. It, Half the Way Home, and The Unquiet Ghost were all named Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review. His books have been translated into six languages.

Besides his books, Hochschild has also written for The New Yorker, Harper's, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, The Nation, and many other newspapers and magazines. He is a former commentator on Nation- al Public Radio's "All Things Considered."

Hochschild teaches writing at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, and has been a guest teacher at other campuses in the U.S. and abroad. In 1997- 98, he was a Fulbright Lecturer in India. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Arlie, the sociologist and author. They have two sons.