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December 11, 2012 420 mins
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Mischief Author: Evelyn Waugh Narrator: Michael Maloney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 11, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: 'A hilarious and still timely tale of emerging Africa and declining England' (Time), Evelyn Waugh's third novel helped to establish his reputation as a mater satirist. '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. With the aid of 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? Profound hilarity ensues from the issuance of homemade currency, the staging of a 'Birth Control Gala,' the rightful ruler's demise at his own rather long and tiring coronation ceremonies, and a good deal more mischief.
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