Chasing the Devil
On Foot Through Africa's Killing Fields
$28.84
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2011
Summary
The bestselling author of Blood River is back with a second thrilling adventure, illuminating the war-torn, complex, and forbidding region of Sierra Leone and Liberia.
For many years, war made Sierra Leone and Liberia too dangerous for outsiders to travel through. Facing down demons from his time in Africa as a journalist, Tim Butcher heads deep into this combat zone, encountering the devastation wrought by lawless militia, child soldiers, brutal violence, blood diamonds, and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099532064 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099532069 |
| Author: | Tim Butcher |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
Engaging…descriptions of walking through the bush, of sweltering heat, sweat and swelling blisters are juxtaposed against moments of beauty…a test of endurance
Engaging…descriptions of walking through the bush, of sweltering heat, sweat and swelling blisters are juxtaposed against moments of beauty…a test of endurance – Aminatta Forna * Sunday Telegraph *
A brave book by a writer of skill and principle… He exposes the toxic cocktail of colonial exploitation, tribal conflict, ritual violence and blood diamonds that spits out regional monsrosities such as Charles Taylor… an admirable book – Brian Schofield * Sunday Times *
Tim Butcher has a respect and affection for West Africa that is genuine and touching, writing in a way that brings out the exuberance and wit of its people. This book is required reading for anyone even vaguely interested in this remote and enigmatic region * Daily Mail *
Butcher is really a Victorian explorer and writer endowed with the sterling grit of that age… He is tough and he’s honest * Evening Standard *
Butcher’s book is packed with incident… fascinating, harrowing and eventful – Joan Smith * Independent *
An inspirational account of humanity’s wonderful spirit to survive – Archbiship Desmond Tutu
This is a very fine, very depressing, travel book – John Sutherland * Financial Times *
This an engaging, well-written book. Anyone who enjoyed Blood River will enjoy this. The narrative skilfully interweaves Greene’s experiences with that of the author and the history and the anthropology of the territory through which he is passing – Chris Mullin * Daily Telegraph *
The unflinching descriptions of the horrors of the recent wars in both countries are hard to shake from the mind. * Financial Times, Christmas round up *
A clear-sighted view of the recent atrocities in Liberia and Sierra Leone. – Hugh Thomson * Independent, Christmas round up *
About The Author
Tim Butcher
Tim Butcher is a best-selling author who blends travel with history. His first book, Blood River, was a number one bestseller, a Richard & Judy Book Club selection and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, while his next, Chasing the Devil, was longlisted for the George Orwell Prize. A journalist with the Daily Telegraph from 1990 to 2009, in 2010 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Northampton for services to writing. Born in Great Britain, he is based in Cape Town with his family.
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