The Devil That Danced on the Water by Aminatta Forna

The Devil That Danced on the Water by Aminatta Forna

An intimate and moving portrait of a family combined with an account of the events which swept through Africa in the post-independence period.

‘This is a book of quite extraordinary power and beautyAminatta Forna has excavated not only her memory but the hidden recesses of the heart.’ Fergal Keane

‘An extraordinary and gripping story…Aminatta Forna’s book glows with compassion. A modern classic, of which her courageous father would have been proud.’ Peter Gowin, author of ‘Mukiwa’

‘An engrossing account of pain, love and discovery that had the capacity not only to make me understand but also to move me to tears’ Gillian Slovo, author of ‘Every Secret Thing’

‘I had tears in my eyes almost the whole way through, although it is the least sentimental of books…Aminatta Forna manages, quite brilliantly, to evoke not only all the honour and pity that is in her family’s story, but its beauty and tenderness too.’ Katie Hickman, author of ‘Daughters of Britannia’

Aminatta Forna is a writer and author of The Devil that Danced on the Water, a memoir of her dissident father. Her most recent book Ancestor Stones, a novel, was published in July 2006 and tells the story of the lives of four sister, daughters of a wealthy West African plantation owner. Published in 2002, The Devil that Danced on the Water was runner-up for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2003 serialised as 'Book of the Week' on BBC Radio and extracted in the Sunday Times newspaper in the UK. In the United States it was selected for the Barnes & Noble new writers Discovery series. Aminatta returned to Sierra Leone to film a documentary series 'Africa Unmasked,' which examined many of the themes of her recent book. The series aired on Channel 4 in November 2002. A former BBC reporter, she reported and presented on various politics, current affairs and arts programmes between 1989 and 1999. She is a contributor to several newspapers including the Independent, The Observer, the Sunday Times and the Evening Standard. She has acted as a judge for the MacMillan African Writer's Prize in 2003, the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2004 and the Caine Prize for Africa 2005 and 2006. She sits on the board of the Caine Prize and also Index on Censorship.

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ISBN 13	9780006531265
ISBN 10	0006531261
Title	The Devil That Danced on the Water
Author	Aminatta Forna
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2003-04-07
Number of pages	416
Prizes	Short-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2003, Short-listed for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2003
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.