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In Praise of Savagery (Paperback – Kindle) charts the paths of two parallel journeys, taken decades apart, through the heart of Africa. In one narrative we follow Wilfred Thesiger’s expedition through Abyssinia to chart the Awash river, a journey which take him through the lands of the Asiamari, a murderous and xenophobic tribe. The second is a trip taken by the author to visit Thesiger many years later. Thesinger was living in Africa at the time, and in order to make the trip more of an adventure Cairns elected to …
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