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Under the Paper Mountain:A Journey Into The Heart of The United Nations

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In this brilliant and hilarious reportage, critically acclaimed journalist and author, Simon Worrall, goes undercover at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Following the trail of a single document through the intestines of the UN's bloated bureaucracy, he finds himself inside a bizarre society worthy of Gulliver's Travels, where committees exist for no purpose; tons of documents no one will ever read are shipped across the seas at vast expense; and ancient typewriters no one will use are kept in working order. On the way, we meet a bemused rookie delegate from Lithuania named Kis-Kis and a Haitian poet, who rages against the waste and bureaucracy as his country suffers. The result is a gem of a piece that will have you crying and cursing all at once.

Language: English

Pages: 11

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: July 12, 1994

Under the Paper Mountain:A Journey Into The Heart of The United Nations

0/5 ( ratings)

In this brilliant and hilarious reportage, critically acclaimed journalist and author, Simon Worrall, goes undercover at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Following the trail of a single document through the intestines of the UN's bloated bureaucracy, he finds himself inside a bizarre society worthy of Gulliver's Travels, where committees exist for no purpose; tons of documents no one will ever read are shipped across the seas at vast expense; and ancient typewriters no one will use are kept in working order. On the way, we meet a bemused rookie delegate from Lithuania named Kis-Kis and a Haitian poet, who rages against the waste and bureaucracy as his country suffers. The result is a gem of a piece that will have you crying and cursing all at once.

Language: English

Pages: 11

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: July 12, 1994

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