Black Mischief

Waugh, Evelyn

Verlag: London: Chapman & Hall, 1932

Beschreibung

First edition, first issue. Publisher's marble patterned red and black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; in the original cream dust jacket, lettered in black and red. Near fine, some light spotting to the page edges, else bright and clean; unclipped dust jacket, with some light toning to the spine, minor soiling to the otherwise clean wrappers, some light spotting to the flaps. Overall a, fresh and unsophisticated copy. Inspired by Waugh's own excursions to Ethiopia, Black Mischief is an imperialist satire set in Azania, a fictional island nation off of the southeastern coast of Africa. Specifically, it tells of a young emperor's attempt to modernize his home nation after returning from England where he attended Oxford. Not only do his modernization efforts not only fail utterly, however, but they also cause the nation to regress into cannibalism and ultimately become a protectorate of the United Nations. Notably, Black Mischief features Waugh's popular hero Basil Seal. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers EW046

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Black Mischief

Verlag: London: Chapman & Hall

Erscheinungsdatum: 1932

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket Included

Auflage: First Edition.