Chasing the Devil the Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit

Tim Butcher

ISBN 10: 0701183608 / ISBN 13: 9780701183608

Published by Chatto & Windus, 2010

About this Item

*** BOOK in very good clean tight and unmarked condition. slight yellowing of pages. Red boards with gilt title on spine. Signed by author on title page (no date or other inscription. 325 pages including index and bibliography. Line sketches as chapter heads. Map of Sierra Leone and Liberia, sketch maps. Occasional b&w photos in text. *** DUST JACKET in fine condition, no nicks or tears and not price clipped. Advertising sticker for Blood River on front. Now Trimsleeve rotected. *** CONTENTS: The author undertook a 350 mile trek through post civil war Liberia and Sierra Leone, following the route undertaked by Graham Greene in 1931. Desmond Tutu said of this book; "An inspirational account of humanity's wonderful spirit to survive.". Size: 240x160mm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chasing the Devil the Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0701183608
• ISBN 13: 9780701183608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Sally Stephens; Jane Flanagan
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travellers and Explorers

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Synopsis

. with unclipped dustjacket, dedication SIGNED AUTHOR, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981

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.