Chasing the Devil
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In 2009, Tim Butcher set out to retrace the 1935 journey of Graham Greene across Sierra Leone and Liberia, two countries that had since been devastated by civil war. What follows is an extraordinary trek through some of West Africa's most dangerous and least-explored terrain, where the echoes of Greene's colonial-era observations collide with the brutal realities of modern conflict.
Butcher's narrative weaves together literary pilgrimage, war reportage, and adventure travel as he navigates landscapes scarred by violence, encountering child soldiers, abandoned villages, and communities struggling to rebuild. His account is both a tribute to Greene's classic "Journey Without Maps" and a powerful exploration of how war has transformed the region, offering rare insight into countries that remain largely hidden from the Western gaze.
