A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa is William Boyd's 1981 debut novel. Morgan Leafy, a junior British diplomat in a small West African country, stumbles through a series of comic disasters involving a local politician, a bribe and an incorruptible doctor.

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Fareed Zakaria: “But do I want to recommend a book, as I do every week. This week, it's a beach read, with a GPS twist, I suppose. It's called "A Good Man In Africa". It was written by William Boyd, and English novelist. It's the story of a newly-minted diplomat sent to be Her Majesty's representative to a small African nation. But when he arrives, just about everything that could go wrong does go wrong. It is a classic British dark comedy that's sure to make you chuckle on the beach.”