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The close resemblance of Patrick Neate's fictitious state of "Zambawi" to contemporary Zimbabwe, makes Musungu Jim and Great Chief Tuloko a tall but politically perceptive tale in which Neate takes the reader on a humorous tour of the downfall of a corrupt neo-colonial government.
Weaving from presidential palace to rural homestead, and from intercontinental hotel to red light district, this is a splendid farce, full of pathos and biting humour, reminiscent of Tom Sharpe. A clear sense of each character's humanity prevails as Neate entwines the destinies of a young English teacher whose naiveté saves him as he finds himself centre-stage in a growing rebellion, a herb-smoking witchdoctor who exercises mystical powers with uncanny skill, presidents down on their luck whose attempts to exercise any power are increasingly futile, the blessed-into-boredom presidential offspring who slowly learn to control their own destiny, and a disenchanted soldier who wishes he had stayed a poet. Storytelling is the framework for this tale, as Neate constructs whole oral histories, and local myths through which the characters come to find themselves. With frequent reference to Latin maxims, and "Zamba" proverbs, ancestral powers are invoked to unfold the rich tapestry of "Zamba" legend. The "Zamba" language and proverbs are cleverly close to, but not quite identifiable as Shona and Swahili, giving the whole farce an extraordinary credibility and life. --Oliver Phillips
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A highly entertaining romp through the sub-Saharan bush (The Times )
An extraordinary satire (Daily Telegraph )
A genuinely funny, witty and well-timed satire (Observer )
Unusually engaging (Metro )
An extraordinary satire (Daily Telegraph )
A genuinely funny, witty and well-timed satire (Observer )
Unusually engaging (Metro )
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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achingly emo!!,
This review is from: Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko (Paperback)
This is categorically the only book that's ever made me laugh out loud and cry, perhaps both at the same time. Unless you are a facsimile of the tin man there is no way you cannot enjoy this book! It was one of those impulse buys because it had a nice cover but I have to say this is without a doubt my favourite book ever,a lyrical odyssey/oddity! Frankly a very bizarre book but so wrought with emotion and grace. This is the only book I've ever recommended to everyone I've ever met, but every person I've lent it to loves it with a passion. Please do the world a favour and read this then pass it on to anyone you see, it deserves your time. PLEASE!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't let this go unread,
By A Customer
This review is from: Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko (Paperback)
I picked this up after reading his second novel, the Whitbread-winning 'Twelve Bar Blues'. I loved that and knew that it followed up some of the characters from this one. That said, I definitely wasn't prepared to be blown away. But I was. If anything 'Musungu Jim And The Great Chief Tuloko' is better; a riot from start to finish that bounds from absurdity to tragedy and back again in the blink of an eye. It is very very funny; nonetheless the most memorable part has to be the story of the poet who became a soldier. When you find out what happened to him on his 23rd birthday? I defy you not to reach for the Kleenex. Genuinely, this novel is a masterpiece that has gone largely unnoticed. Don't let it go unread.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Maria Solio,
By A Customer
This review is from: Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko (Paperback)
one of the funniest as well as thought-provoking books i have ever read. I would recommend this to anybody as i think it crosses all boards to the kind of people it will attract. Well done Mr. Neate. Keep them coming!!!
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