Summary
Dodging the vested interests of the Ngwenya clan, his wayward wife Magdan and the colonial dinosaur Jumbo Munroe, the narrator embarks on a quasi-biblical quest that owes more to Waugh and Ballard than Rider Haggard, a tale that hits the ground running and continues at a vigorous pace. This is one of the shrewdest and most diverting novels about Africa one could hope to read.
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| ISBN-13: | 9780340767610 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340767618 |
| Author: | Justin Cartwright |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2000 |
| Weight: | 178g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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A masterly and delightful book - The Sunday Times
A fine book … extremely well written. - IndependentA marvellously gripping, stylish and intelligent adventure story … completely fresh and original. - Sunday ExpressA wondrous journey into the interior of the African spirit, cooly humorous and thought-provoking … A masterly and delightful book. - The Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Justin Cartwright
Justin Cartwright’s novel LEADING THE CHEERS won the 1998 Whitbread Novel Award. His book IN EVERY FACE I MEET was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He was educated in America and at Oxford University.
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