"There are some places that are a kind of petri dish for the rest of the world."
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About Aminatta Forna
Aminatta Forna is a Scottish-Sierra Leonean author and memoirist. She was born in Scotland to a Scottish mother and Sierra Leonean father, spending her childhood in Sierra Leone and the UK. Forna has penned notable works like 'The Devil that Danced on the Water,' 'Ancestor Stones,' and 'The Memory of Love,' which have garnered critical acclaim and awards. In addition to her writing, Forna has worked as a journalist and a broadcaster, addressing themes of war, trauma, and postcolonial identity in her literary works.
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