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The Zanzibar chest : a memoir of love and war

by Aidan Hartley

This memoir examines a childhood in Africa and the trauma of reporting on 1990s conflicts in Rwanda and Bosnia. Seeking solace in Arabia following a father's death, the narrative investigates a historical murder and the British relationship with the region.

Accession 29398 ISBN 0006531210 Publisher Harper Perennial
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