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No cover — Evelyn Waugh: Black mischief (1948, Chapman & Hall)

230 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 1948 by Chapman & Hall.

(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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Fionnáin reviewed Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh

Review of 'Black Mischief' on 'GoodReads'

3 stars

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

ArchivalOwl

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Feb. 22, 2009