Black mischief

by Evelyn Waugh

237 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 1968 by Penguin Books.

(2 reviews)

A biting satire about an African Emperor, educated at an English public school, who unilaterally decides to modernize his backward nation and brings in an English friend assist him, giving him the title Minister for Modernization.

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3 stars

Sometimes flawed, often funny, enjoyable satire about the way the west views the world.

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Feb. 22, 2009