This novel, set in an African country, Banguniland, with diversions to America and other countries, attempts to exploit 1950s political and social mores. The narrator, son of a journalist who disappeared in Africa in 1959, tells the story of his attempt to unravel the mystery of his father's ill-fated expedition.
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A masterly and delightful book (The Sunday Times)
A fine book ... extremely well written. (Independent)
A marvellously gripping, stylish and intelligent adventure story ... completely fresh and original. (Sunday Express)
A wondrous journey into the interior of the African spirit, cooly humorous and thought-provoking ... A masterly and delightful book. (The Sunday Times)
'The Narrator of this immaculately written book is a journalist and film-maker investigating the disappearance of his father in Africa in 1959 while on a trip for National Geographic in the company of the lovestruck Mrs de Luth. Certain of the locals belief he is still alive somewhere in the mountainous interior, having been adopted by the Ofreo tribe, a strange and venerable caste of master-craftsmen.
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