Mister Johnson

Name: Mister Johnson
Author: Joyce Cary

by Joyce Cary

Novel set in colonial Africa depicting a clerk's ambition and downfall in native society

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Joyce Cary

Cary was an Irish-born novelist whose two trilogies explore social and political change in Africa and England with comic energy and moral seriousness. Herself Surprised and The Horse's Mouth are his most celebrated novels.

More by Joyce Cary

Herself SurprisedNovel told from a woman artist's perspective about her relationships and creative struggles
To Be a PilgrimStory of an aging country gentleman confronting change and responsibility in his final years
The Horse's MouthComic novel of an eccentric artist navigating London bohemia and his passionate love affairs
A Fearful JoyNovel following a woman through cycles of love and joy across multiple decades