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The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest
AuthorAminatta Forna
CountryScotland
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMemoir, Sierra Leone history
Published2002 (HarperCollins)
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages223
ISBN9780802140487
OCLC829656576

The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest is a 2002 book by Aminatta Forna about her childhood and an investigation into the execution of her father, Mohamed Forna. It was serialised as a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 and was runner-up for the 2003 Samuel Johnson Prize.

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