Black Mischief

Author: Waugh, Evelyn

Brand: Penguin

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 04-07-2000

model number: 9780141183985

Part Number: 9780141183985

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'We are Progress and the New Age. Nothing can stand in our way.'When Oxford-educated Emperor Seth succeeds to the throne of the African state of Azania, he has a tough job on his hands. His subjects are ill-informed and unruly, and corruption, double-dealing and bloodshed are rife. However, with the aid if Minister of Modernization Basil Seal, Seth plans to introduce his people to the civilized ways of the west - but will it be as simple as that?


About the Author


Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel,
Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by
Vile Bodies (1930),
Black Mischief (1932),
A Handful of Dust (1934) and
Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in the Royal Marines and later transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, experiences which informed his
Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61). His most famous novel,
Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. Waugh died in 1966.

EAN: 9780141183985

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English