David William Lister Read, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Autobiographical writer
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Place of Birth: Nairobi, Kenya
About David William Lister Read
- David William Lister Read (23 April 1922 - 2 July 2015) was an author of autobiographical works which reveal a profound knowledge of Maasai history.
- He lived the life of a "white Maasai" and could speak their language before his own native English.
- Born in Nairobi, Read spent his formative years in what is now Tanzania, a country to which he would always return.
- Read spent his twilight years lives in Momella near Arusha in northern Tanzania, where he continued to work on his writing until his death.
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