- Africa, fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Journalists, War correspondents
Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another.
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Comic, cool, ironic and warm.
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Evelyn Waugh
- First published
- 1933
- Pages
- 254
- Publisher
- Longman, Back Bay Books, Incorporated, Chivers Audio Books
- Editions
- 80
- Language
- English, Swedish
- ISBN
- 9780001047020
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