Black Mischief

By Evelyn Waugh (Trade Paperback, 2012)

""Black Mischief, " Waugh's third novel, helped to establish his reputation as a master satirist. Set on the fictional African island of Azania, the novel chronicles the efforts of Emperor Seth, assisted by the Englishman Basil Seal, to modernize his kingdom. 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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- Format: Trade Paperback
- Price: $15.99 US
- ISBN-13: 9780316216753
- On Sale Date: 12/11/2012
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom TIME called "one of the century's great masters of English prose," wrote sixteen novels. His short fiction is collected in The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh.