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| Author | Aminatta Forna |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Memoir, Sierra Leone history |
| Published | 2002 (HarperCollins) |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 223 |
| ISBN | 9780802140487 |
| OCLC | 829656576 |
The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest is a 2002 book by Aminatta Forna about her childhood and an investigation into the execution of her father, Mohamed Forna. It was serialised as a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 and was runner-up for the 2003 Samuel Johnson Prize.