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An edition of Mister Johnson (1900)

Mister Johnson

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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 is one of Joyce Cary's finest novels.

"Of the four novels that have come out of his African experience, Mister Johnson is the best, at once most humorous and sympathetic, fresh and exuberant ..." -- Time Magazine

Publish Date
Publisher
New Directions
Language
English
Pages
227

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Subjects

Social life and customs, Translations into English, Fiction, Manners and customs, Italian Short stories, Blacks, English fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), In literature, Romans, nouvelles, Literature, British Colonialism, Africa

Places

Nigeria

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Mister Johnson
2009, Faber & Faber, Limited
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Mister Johnson
1995, Everyman, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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Mister Johnson
1989, New Directions
in English
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Mister Johnson
1985, Penguin in association with Joseph
in English
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Mister Johnson
1981, Time-Life Books
in English
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Mister Johnson
1975, Longman
in English
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Mister Johnson
1973, M. Joseph
in English
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Mister Johnson
1961, Berkley Pub. Corp.
in English
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Mister Johnson
1952, Joseph
in English
Cover of: Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson: a novel
1951, Harper
in English

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Edition Notes

"Originally published in Great Britain by Gollancz, 1939"--T.p. verso.

Published in
New York
Series
A Revived modern classic, A New directions paperbook
Other Titles
Mr. Johnson.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.912
Library of Congress
PR6005.A77 M5 1989, PQ4880.A24 P5313 1987, PS3569.O37 V6 1988

The Physical Object

Pagination
227 p. ;
Number of pages
227

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2057123M
Internet Archive
littlemisunders00tabu
ISBN 10
0811210308
LCCN
88035710, 87001578, 87022100
OCLC/WorldCat
15164656, 16526818
Library Thing
146131
Goodreads
1771754

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OL14861326W

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