by Owen Sheers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571210268
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«The Dust Diaries» is Owen Sheers's nonfiction account, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (320 pages, in English).
After finding a dusty book in his father's study, Owen Sheers discovers Arthur Cripps, a poet and heterodox missionary in Rhodesia. The discovery leads him to travel through present-day Zimbabwe to understand his ancestor's devotion to the country and its people, and to confront war, a thwarted love, and Mugabe's Zimbabwe.
Winner of the Wales Book of the Year in 2005.
A work for readers interested in African history, biography, and travel narratives.
Owen Sheers is a Welsh poet, author, playwright and television presenter. He was the first writer-in-residence to be appointed by any national rugby union team.
