Download or read book In the Land of Magic Soldiers written by Daniel Bergner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An "Los Angeles Times Best Book 2003 In Sierra Leone, rampaging soldiers have made a custom of hacking off the hands of their victims, then letting them live as the ultimate emblem of terror. The country is so desperate that, forty years after independence, its people long to be recolonized. In this book, the acclaimed author of novelist and journalist" follows a set of Western would-be saviors and a set of Sierra Leoneans, who take us into a land of beauty, horror, resilience and redemption. From mercenaries to missionaries, child soldiers to parent fugitives, Bergner tells this racially charged story with sensitivity and precision, creating an unforgettable work of literary reportage.