Mandoa, Mandoa! - A Comedy of Irrelevance (Paperback, New Ed)

A unique book, one of the exciting books of this period, and one which has already created a sensation in England. It strikes a wholly new note in the catalogue of books about Africa, in books about anywhere, for that matter! One can not make out whether it is satire - or humor - or tragic drama. Almost there is a Gilbert and Sullivan motif in this depicting of a black principality, tinged with European civilization as evidenced by the ephemeral contacts of a stranded motion picture group, of some films left behind, of the training the Lord High Chancellor acquired at Addus Abada, - but still essentially a race and civilization apart, until Princes Tours, Ltd. decides to investigate the possibilities of Mandoa as a new field for exploitation for the jaded traveler. Then the troubles begin. It makes good reading, with plenty of humor, with an ironical touch in the showing up of serious-minded investigators, looking for trouble on the moral plane. A book that is assured a good pross, and that the publishers are backing with a big advertising appropriation and ample publicity. (Kirkus Reviews)

Mandoa is a small African state. At its head a virgin princess conceives (immaculately) further princesses. The old traditions are undisturbed until the Lord High Chamberlain visits Addis and discovers baths and cocktail shakers, motor cars and telephones. This is 1931.

General

Imprint:	Virago Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Virago Modern Classics
Release date:	August 1982
Authors:	Winifred Holtby
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	392
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86068-251-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-86068-251-X
Barcode:	9780860682516

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