{"product_id":"a-good-man-in-africa-paperback","title":"A Good Man in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the small African republic of Kinjanja, British diplomat Morgan Leafy bumbles heavily through his job. His love of women, his fondness for drink, and his loathing for the country prove formidable obstacles on his road to any kind of success. But when he becomes an operative in Operation Kingpin and 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter he finds himself being blackmailed, diagnosed with a venereal disease, attempting bribery, and confounded with a dead body, Morgan realizes that very little is going according to plan.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the small African republic of Kinjanja, British diplomat Morgan Leafy bumbles heavily through his job. His love of women, his fondness for drink, and his loathing for the country prove formidable obstacles on his road to any kind of success. But when he becomes an operative in Operation Kingpin and 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. \u003cbr\u003eAfter he finds himself being blackmailed, diagnosed with a venereal disease, attempting bribery, and confounded with a dead body, Morgan realizes that very little is going according to plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Boyd's first novel, \u003cb\u003eA Good Man in Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewon a Whitbread Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award; his second, \u003cb\u003eAn Ice-Cream War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewas awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; \u003cb\u003eBrazzaville Beach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the James Tait Black Memorial Prize; and \u003cb\u003eThe Blue Afternoon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Los Angeles Times Prize for Fiction. Boyd lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.04 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309025390694,"sku":"9781400030026","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WXUvZWlNUnhiKzJMQ205YzdsOS94UT09.webp?v=1767808524","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-good-man-in-africa-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}