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The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden is a historical book by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark which was published on May 23, 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing..[1]

Critical reception

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David Pratt of Herald Scotland wrote "The Exile –The Flight of Osama bin Laden is the phenomenal degree of intimacy that the co-authors Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy have managed to achieve with bin Laden himself.",[2] Jason Burke of The Observer wrote "Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy's gripping history of the terrorist network, from 2001 to the present, reveals a dark web of familial and political machinations",[3] Indranil Banerjie of Deccan Chronicle wrote "The Exile is a sledgehammer of a book: it's a thriller, a historical record, a masterpiece of investigative journalism and above all a captivating inside story of this century's greatest villain, the Al Qaeda.",[4] Steve Donoghue of The Christian Science Monitor wrote "Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy's work is a truly impressive feat of journalism and also an intensely gripping reading experience.",[5] David Dutcher of Air University wrote "I highly recommend The Exile for readers seeking a behind-the-scenes look at OBL's flight from justice following the 9/11 attacks.".[6]

The book has been also reviewed by Christina Lamb of The Sunday Times,[7] Adrian Weale of Literary Review,[8] Lawrence Freedman of Foreign Affairs,[9] David Tonge of Prospect,[10] Suhasini Haidar of The Hindu,[11]

References

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  1. ^ Levy, Adrian; Scott-Clark, Catherine (2017-05-23). The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-5878-3.
  2. ^ Pratt, David. "Review: The Exile – The Flight of Osama bin Laden, by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. ^ Burke, Jason (2017-06-20). "The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden review – an insider's account of al-Qaida after 9/11". The Observer. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. ^ Banerjie, Indranil (2017-07-16). "Book Review 'The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ^ Donoghue, Steve (2017-06-02). "'The Exile' is a nearly day-by-day account of Bin Laden's life post-9/11". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. ^ Dutcher, David (2001-09-11). "Dutcher on Scott-Clark and Levy, 'The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in Flight' - H-War". H-Net. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  7. ^ Lamb, Christina (2017-06-03). "Books: The Exile - The Flight of Osama bin Laden by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  8. ^ Weale, Adrian (2023-03-19). "Road to Abbottabad". Literary Review. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  9. ^ Freedman, Lawrence D. (2017-10-16). "The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in Flight". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  10. ^ Tonge, David (2017-06-26). "How the terrorists' tentacles spread. Review: The Exile by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy". Prospect Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  11. ^ Haidar, Suhasini (2017-06-24). "Suhasini Haidar reviews The Exile: The flight of Osama bin Laden by Adrian Levy & Catherine Scott-Clark". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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