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Young diplomat Patrick Stubbs finds himself in chaotic Lower Africa, where he bumps from one calamity to the next, dealing with diverse undiplomatic Englishmen and Lower Africans
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'A marvellously thoughtful farce a remarkable portrait of contemporary South Africa combine argument of this complexitty with an ebullient comic gift and you have a superb novel.' Sunday Times 'Alan Judd's characters are serious. So is Alan Judd. You will laugh like mad' The Times 'Comedy is a deadly weapon and Mr Judd wields it in a fashion that brings you close to tears' Sunday Telegraph
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Alan Judd’s ‘Ford Madox Ford’ won the Royal Society of Literature and Heinemann Awards; his novella, ‘The Devil’s Own Work’, won the Guardian fiction prize. His celebrated novel ‘A Breed of Heroes’ was recently screened on BBC1. He is the author of three other novels, and has recently retired from the Foreign Office.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 067080438X
- ISBN 13 9780670804382
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- Number of pages324
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. 1st edition. New York. 1985. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 067080438x. 319 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature England . FROM THE PUBLISHER - A satirical romp through the corridors of the Foreign Office as Patrick Stubbs is posted as third secretary in the British Embassy in Lower Africa. Mayhem awaits him - an absent-minded ambassador, a bullying first secretary with a dipsomaniac wife, and a crush on the police chief's wife! The author won the 1981 Royal Society of Literature Award for 'A Breed of Heroes'. In 1983 he was chosen as one of the Best of Young British Novelists. inventory #3883. Seller Inventory # z3883
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First U.S. edition. A humorous social commentary about a lower level diplomat assigned to "Lower Africa," and is forced to deal with chaos and apartheid. Spine head gently bumped with a remainder mark to the lower edge of the text block. Jacket lightly crimped at the spine ends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # D150417
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Stated First American Edition. New York: Viking, 1985. Stated First American Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. Very clean pale yellow boards with black cloth spine, red metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean and bright. Remainder mark on bottom page edges near spine. No names, writing or bookplates. 319 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A British man joins the diplomatic corps and finds himself whisked away to lower Africa. "A highly amusing, boisterous novel about British diplomatic life.". Seller Inventory # 012086
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