Chasing the Devil: On Foot Through Africa's Killing Fields
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Chasing the Devil: On Foot Through Africa’s Killing Fields

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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 masked figures who guard the spiritual secrets of remote jungle communities. On an epic journey that demands courage, doggedness and sheer luck, Butcher treks for 350 blistering miles through rainforest and malarial swamps to gain an extraordinary ground-level view of an overlooked region on the cusp of a remarkable recovery.

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Weight 0.294 kg
Dimensions 2.5 × 13.1 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

336
Publisher

Year Published

2011-4-28
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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0099532069
About The Author

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.

Engaging…descriptions of walking through the bush, of sweltering heat, sweat and swelling blisters are juxtaposed against moments of beauty…a test of endurance
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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

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