Pardoner's Tale
London: Chatto & Windus, 1966. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Item #2344869
First edition. Top page ridge lightly foxed, jacket foxed.
200 pp. "The place is Kenya after independence. The chief African characters are a taxi-driver, an occasional politician, and a not highly qualified schoolteacher. These three boon companions, sharing a tremendous zest for oratory and beer, find a box of bank-notes in the forest--a treasure which disrupts their happy relationship. Meanwhile, a group of five Europeans face their own problems with some wit and more uneasiness. They deplore the Congo, talk about books and witchcraft, attend a native funeral, become involved in personal disasters."
Price: $10.00