His first book, Blood River – A Journey To Africa’s Broken Heart, described an epic journey he endured through the Congo. British-born but based in Cape Town he writes on a range of subjects including Africa, the Middle East and international security. Tim Butcher is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author. Places are limited, so please book ahead to avoid disappointment. In his talk, Tim will describe how he encountered a remarkable African spirit to survive and he will tackle difficult questions about how this spirit to survive rarely transforms into a spirit to thrive. Following a trail blazed in 1935 by a young and whisky-steeped Graham Greene, Tim slept in villages run by `devils’, masked spiritual figures who keep society’s secrets. He wanted to learn how a society recovers after conflict so brutal it created some of modern Africa’s most troubling icons – child soldiers, blood diamonds, prisoner mutilation. This will be followed by a Q&A and book signing session.Īdventure-traveller Tim Butcher lost friends in Sierra Leone during its civil war and was threatened with death by the Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, but he faced down these demons last year when he trekked for 350 miles across both countries. This event will feature a public talk by the award-winning author Tim Butcher in tandem with the release of his latest book, Chasing The Devil.
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