The Adventures of Ali Thunda is a historical novel inspired by the life of a Jamaican Rastafari Mr. Noel Dyer who hitch-hiked from England to Ethiopia in 1964. The Author met him in Addis Ababa in 1968. Ali Thunda described himself as "a symbol of the Rastafarian Faith". He was illiterate. Illiteracy does not mean lack of intelligence, as the Author can attest, because illiterates compensate by expanding their imagination and their retentive skills. Ali Tunda"s journey reflects the experiences of the Jamaican working class in mid-20th Century and opens up room for debate on the impact of faith, race and education on the individual within the social structures of the time. The book captures the restlessness and the search for identity of poor Jamaicans in the early 1960"s and their sense of connectedness to Africa as expressed through the Rastafarian movement. The Adventures of Ali Thunda traces Ali Thunda"s journey from Jamaica to Ethiopia via England, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan. "It is a fascinating story of extraordinary heroism in the face of unbelievable suffering. It celebrates the genius of the Rastafari and the Jamaican spirit." The Author"s style is designed to use language to establish situations in which the hero finds himself as well as to highlight his thought process by incorporating his personal musings naturally within the dialogue. The dialogue therefore emphasizes character development and plot motivation so that each successive adventure keeps the reader wanting to see what comes next.