The Devil That Danced on the Water
A Daughter's Quest
20th Edition
Published on 1. April 2018
416 pages
978-0-8021-9195-3 (ISBN)
Description
"[An] elegantly written mix of complex history, riveting memoir and damning exposé," from this award-winning Sierra Leonean author (
Publishers Weekly).
As a child, Aminatta Forna was witness to the political upheaval and social unrest of post-colonial Africa. Forced to flee her home for exile in Britain, she was subject to the consequences of her dissident father's actions.
After war had abated in Sierra Leone, Aminatta's father, Mohamed, returned to his country to be part of the fledgling democracy. But as progress gave way to dictatorships and corruption, Mohamed soon found himself caught in a dangerous political battle, imprisoned for his beliefs and facing far worse.
Years later, Aminatta returns to her home country as an adult and a journalist. Searching for the truth of her father's fate and her country's destiny, she uncovers a harrowing web of intrigue, conspiracy, and painful revelations.
The Devil That Danced on the Water is an "extremely moving" memoir of family, heritage, and innocence lost ( The Guardian).
As a child, Aminatta Forna was witness to the political upheaval and social unrest of post-colonial Africa. Forced to flee her home for exile in Britain, she was subject to the consequences of her dissident father's actions.
After war had abated in Sierra Leone, Aminatta's father, Mohamed, returned to his country to be part of the fledgling democracy. But as progress gave way to dictatorships and corruption, Mohamed soon found himself caught in a dangerous political battle, imprisoned for his beliefs and facing far worse.
Years later, Aminatta returns to her home country as an adult and a journalist. Searching for the truth of her father's fate and her country's destiny, she uncovers a harrowing web of intrigue, conspiracy, and painful revelations.
The Devil That Danced on the Water is an "extremely moving" memoir of family, heritage, and innocence lost ( The Guardian).
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Person
Aminatta Forna is the author of the novels
Ancestor Stones,
The Memory of Love, and
The Hired Man, as well as the memoir
The Devil That Danced on the Water. Forna's books have been translated into sixteen languages. Her essays have appeared in
Granta, the
Guardian, the
Observer, and
Vogue. She is currently the Lannan Foundation Chair in Poetics at Georgetown University.
Content
- Intro
- Praise for The Devil That Danced on the Water
- The Devil That Danced on the Water
- Also by Aminatta Forna
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Prologue to the 20th Anniversary Edition
- Book One
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- Book Two
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- Acknowledgements
- Back Cover
