A Good Man in AfricaWilliam Boyd's excruciatingly funny first novel presents us with an unforgettable anti-hero and a vision of Africa seldom seen.In the small African republic of Kinjanja, British diplomat Morgan Leafy bumbles heavily through his job. His love of women, fondness for drink, and general loathing for the country prove formidable obstacles on his road to success. But when he is charged with monitoring the front runner in Kinjanja's national elections, Morgan senses an opportunity to achieve real professional recognition and more importantly, reassignment. Then he finds himself being blackmailed, diagnosed with a venereal disease, attempting bribery, and confounded with a dead body, and realizes that very little is going according to plan. |
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