Description: Originally published: London: Collins, 1989, under the title The Mamur Zapt and the night of the dog.
Brief description:
Michael Pearce grew up in the (then) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan among the political and other tensions he draws on for his books. He returned there later to teach and retains a human rights interest in the area. His career has followed the standard academic rake's progress from teaching to writing to administration. He finds international politics a pallid imitation of academic ones.
Review Quotes: ..."A vanished world comes alive in Pearce's deft, humorous, elegant prose." --Sunday Times