The Incident at the Merry Hippo - Huxley, Elspeth

The Incident at the Merry Hippo by Huxley, Elspeth

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Published by William Morrow & Company, 1964.

Condition Note: Dust jacket is moderately tattered and also has some sticker remnant at lower spine. NOT a library discard. Book is in excellent condition with sound binding.

A satirical mystery and "novel of suspense" by Elspeth Huxley that lampoons the process of decolonization in Africa. Set in the fictional protectorate of Hapana, the story follows a mismatched Royal Commission tasked with framing a new constitution for the territory.

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