first edition Paperback
1978 · London
by Stoppard, Tom
London: Faber and Faber, 1978. Uncorrected Proof Copy. Paperback. A very good plus copy in the original perfect bound wrappers with darkening around the edges. Small 8vo. Uncommon proof copy. This provocative and funny look at exploitation and corruption, journalistic ethics, freedom of the press, and marital infidelity is set in a fictional, copper-rich African nation. Dick Wagner of The Sunday Globe and a competing freelance journalist arrive at the jungle home of a white mine owner. Soon they are competing for the use of their host’s telex, the attentions of his wife, and a possible interview with the missing president of Kambawe. 94 pages. (Inventory #: 15359)