Fiammetta Rocco was raised in Kenya. Her grandfather, her father and she herself all suffered from malaria. Ms. Rocco's investigative journalism has won a number of awards in the United States and in Britain. She lives in London, where she is the literary editor of the Economist. This is her first book.
"An absorbing and superbly researched history of malaria and its cure." -- Sunday Times (London)"Ms. Rocco tells her four-century saga briskly, with a confident blend of scholarship and memoir." -- Wall Street Journal"Lively, elegantly written and often fascinating" -- Evening Standard (London)"Snappy and sharp...it's almost a crime that so heinous a disease should be treated to so grand a biography." -- Kirkus Reviews"An engrossing story...written with immense verve and confidence...crisp and fluent...a gripping and highly readable tale." -- New York Times Book Review
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