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Black Mischief - by Evelyn Waugh (Paperback)

Black Mischief - by  Evelyn Waugh (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A hilarious and still timely tale of emerging Africa and declining England (<i>Time</i>), Evelyn Waugh's third novel helped to establish his reputation as a mater satirist. </b><br>We are Progress and the New Age. Nothing can stand in our way. When Oxford-educated Emperor Seth succeeds to the throne of the African state of Azania, he has a tough job on his hands. His subjects are ill-informed and unruly, and corruption, double-dealing, and bloodshed are rife. With the aid of Minister of Modernization Basil Seal, Seth plans to introduce his people to the civilized ways of the West--but will it be as simple as that?<br>Profound hilarity ensues from the issuance of homemade currency, the staging of a Birth Control Gala, the rightful ruler's demise at his own rather long and tiring coronation ceremonies, and a good deal more mischief.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A hilarious and still timely tale of emerging Africa and declining England.--<i><b>TIME</b></i><br><br>Continuously funny.--<i><b>New York Times</b></i><br><br>Pure, early Waugh, funny in spots, mildly satirical, wildly absurd, corrupt and erotic....<i>Black Mischief</i> is clever and it is entertaining.--<b>Orville Prescott</b>, <i><b>New York Times</b></i><br><br>To achieve greatness, in the opinion of this devotee of the genre, satire must be rooted not only in a genuine love for the object being satirized but also in an awareness of the object's relation to the entire human condition, regardless of race, color, creed, or geography. <i>Black Mischief</i>, it seems to me, does this to a larger degree than any of the half-dozen near-great pieces of satire written in English in my time, all of them, by the way and by a not-so-odd coincidence, composed by the same Mr. Waugh.--<b>Jerome Weidman</b>, <i><b>New York Herald Tribune</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom <i>Time</i> called one of the century's great masters of English prose, wrote several widely acclaimed novels as well as volumes of biography, memoir, travel writing, and journalism. Three of his novels, <i>A Handful of Dust, Scoop, </i>and<i> Brideshead Revisited, </i> were selected by the Modern Library as among the 100 best novels of the twentieth century.

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