OWEN SHEERS - THE DUST DIARIES - MISSIONARY CRIPPS STORY FABER & FABER - 2004 1ST HARDB & DUST
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At a family reunion in Wales several years ago, the prize-winning poet Owen Sheers stumbled across the mesmerizing story of his great-great-uncle Arthur Cripps, a mysterious figure who turned from poetry to missionary work in Africa and ultimately became a shamanlike figure, ministering to the locals. Cripps devotes his life to defending the people of his own mission at Maronda Mashanu.
This is the account of author's journey tracing the life and legacy of his great, great uncle, the maverick missionary and activist for African rights His journey in Cripps’ footsteps finished at his graveside in the knave of a ruined church deep in the Zimbabwean veldt. With map of Zimbabwe and Illus of Arthur Cripps with Leonard Mamvura 1942.
Faber & Faber 2004 ILLUS hardback with dustcover ed. good condition, well-binded clean pages, 320 pages.
