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A Good Man in Africa

William Boyd
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A Good Man in Africa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981

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William Boyd

A Good Man in Africa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1981
Book Details
Pages

256

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Nigeria • 1960s

Publication Year

1981

Audience

Adult

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A Good Man in Africa by William Boyd follows Morgan Leafy, the First Secretary of the British High Commission in Nkongsamba, West Africa, who navigates personal and professional turmoil as he deals with romantic entanglements, blackmail from a local politician, and pressures from his superiors, all while a crucial election looms.

Book Details
Pages

256

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Nigeria • 1960s

Publication Year

1981

Audience

Adult

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