Mister Johnson

Joyce Cary

first published 1900 W W Norton & Co Inc, 1991 paperback 234 pages

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From the jacket copy: > The central character of this unique novel of Africa is *Mister Johnson,* a gangling, loveable, almost unbelievable Negro clerk. He is deeply attached to all things English without ever realizing their true significance. Childishly confident of his own abilities he goes gaily on until he has lost his job, his wife, and finally his life. >At once comic and sad, profound and ludicrous, this i...

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Mister Johnson edition · 2009 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 228 pages · 9780571252091
Mister Johnson edition · 1995 · Everyman · 232 pages
Mister Johnson paperback · 1991 · W W Norton & Co Inc · 234 pages · 9780811211741
Mister Johnson edition · 1989 · New Directions · 227 pages
Mister Johnson edition · 1985 · Penguin in association with Joseph · 250 pages
Mister Johnson edition · 1985 · Pengiun
Mister Johnson edition · 1981 · Time-Life Books · 300 pages
Mister Johnson edition · 1975 · Longman · 264 pages
Mister Johnson hardcover · 1947 · Michael Joseph Ltd · 224 pages

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