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In his twentieth novel, John le CarrΓ© returns to Africa with a new tale of mystery and corruption that bears the hallmarks of classic le CarrΓ© storytelling. By turns thriller, romance, and exposΓ© of post-colonial politics, The Mission Song chronicles interpreter Bruno Salvadorβs journey into the darkness of Western hypocrisy and deceit. Born to a Congolese mother and an IrishβFrench father and educated in Britain, βSalvoβ is the faithful servant eager to play his minor part in brokering a deal that would ostensibly bring peace and prosperity to the resource-rich but ravaged Congo. But Salvo finds himself both hunter and prey when he stumbles into a carefully plotted swindle that will only further devastate his birthplace.
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Born to a Congolese mother and an Irish-Catholic father, Western-educated Bruno "Salvo" Salvador is eager to play his minor part in brokering a deal that would ostensibly bring peace and prosperity to the resource-rich but ravaged Congo. But Salvo finds himself both hunter and prey when he stumbles into a carefully plotted swindle that will only further devastate his birthplace.
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ISBN : 9780143056843
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