The American visitor is Marie Hasluck, a young journalist, who comes to twentieth-century Africa armed with her idealism and a sentimental belief in the Noble Savage. She plunges immediately into enthusiastic conflict with the Europeans there, all of whom have their own ideals of colonialism, and falls in love with one of them, an unconventional district officer named Bewsher who maintains precarious order among the natives by the sheer force of his personality. Marie finds out too late that there are no simple answers ...
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The American visitor is Marie Hasluck, a young journalist, who comes to twentieth-century Africa armed with her idealism and a sentimental belief in the Noble Savage. She plunges immediately into enthusiastic conflict with the Europeans there, all of whom have their own ideals of colonialism, and falls in love with one of them, an unconventional district officer named Bewsher who maintains precarious order among the natives by the sheer force of his personality. Marie finds out too late that there are no simple answers to Africa's problems. It is the great virtue of AN AMERICAN VISITOR that Cary proposes none. Rather, he suggests complexity, ironically denying the reader the comfort of an attitude. The measure of his success is in the extraordinary relevance today of a book written thirty years ago.
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Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $14.50, like new condition, Sold by Abacus Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsford, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1961 by Harper & Brothers.
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $14.68, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1960 by Michael Joseph.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $14.79, good condition, Sold by UHR Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hollis Center, ME, UNITED STATES, published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers.
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1933 by Ernest Benn.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) 1st edition, 1933, in black cloth with gilt. Foxing on prelims & last few pages; binding tight; light shelf-wear at head & foot of spine.
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $16.98, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by Harper & Brothers.
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $17.64, like new condition, Sold by EKER Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bryantown, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Harper & Brothers.
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $19.00, very good condition, Sold by Turn-The-Page Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skyway, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1961 by Harper & Brothers.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Harper & Brothers, 1961. A gift note with multiple signatures on front flyleaf. 247pp. Unclipped jacket is good only, with spine sunned to pale. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $21.63, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Nigeria, Women Journalists, Fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of An American Visitor to cart. $21.98, good condition, Sold by Dodman Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Morston, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1950 by Michael Joseph.
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Good in Fair jacket. 1950 reprint of Cary's second novel, first published in 1933. A little spotting to top of block, but internally all is generally clean and bright. Brick red boards with bright silver titling to spine showing light shelfwear only. Fair unclipped d/j, with wear to edges, fading and minor loss. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 231pp.
