A good man in Africa
| Title | A good man in Africa |
|---|---|
| Author | William Boyd |
| Publication | Penguin |
| Size | 340p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 0140058877 |
| Topics |
English fiction--Africa English fiction--Satirical Books adapted into a film or play Awards--Whitbread Book Awards Awards--Somerset Maugham Award Nigeria--Fiction |
| Notes | Morgan Leafy is First Secretary to the British Deputy High Commission in Nkongsamba in the fictional West African country of Kinjanja. Leafys life is becoming increasingly problematic, he is being blackmailed by a local politician, his plan to fix the forthcoming elections has come unstuck and a coup is looming. In his personal life he has contracted gonorrhea from Hazel his black mistress who is cheating on him and Priscilla, his boss's daughter on whom Leafy has lustful ambitions has just got engaged to his hated underling. To complete his woes Priscilla's father is threatening to dismiss him unless he can dispose of a corpse, left to rot in the sun as result of tribal laws. [wikipedia] |
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