An African president is rescued from his assassins who plan an attempted coup on his island. He is transported on a good ship to Hobson's island. The caretakers of this island are caught up in a sequence of events involving the machinisations of international politics and a sinister experiment. Stefan Themerson is the author of several other novels, including "The mystery of the Sardine".
- ISBN10 0571152805
- ISBN13 9780571152803
- Publish Date October 1988
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 June 1994
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English