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When Owen Sheers discovers a book in his father's study he stumbles upon the life of an obscure relative: Arthur Cripps, lyric poet and maverick missionary to Rhodesia. Compelled by the description of Cripps' extraordinary life in Africa, Sheers embarks on a journey through contemporary Zimbabwe in an attempt to better understand his ancestor's devotion to the country and its people and the dramatic, often bloody, differences that echo across the years.
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The Dust Diaries, Owen Sheers
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- Released
- 2005
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- Title
- The Dust Diaries
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Owen Sheers
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0571210260
- ISBN13
- 9780571210268
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Africa, Zimbabwe
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- When Owen Sheers discovers a book in his father's study he stumbles upon the life of an obscure relative: Arthur Cripps, lyric poet and maverick missionary to Rhodesia. Compelled by the description of Cripps' extraordinary life in Africa, Sheers embarks on a journey through contemporary Zimbabwe in an attempt to better understand his ancestor's devotion to the country and its people and the dramatic, often bloody, differences that echo across the years.