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

ISBN-13: 9780099532064 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str.

Tim Butcher

Opis

'Chasing the Devil' is a dramatic travel book touching on one of the most fraught parts of the globe at a unique moment in its history. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative as well it is as exciting as it is enlightening.

Recenzje

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

O autorze

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.