A Season in Sinji
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A Season in Sinji

J.L. Carr
3.8
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A Season in Sinji recreates life on a wartime RAF flying boat station in an African backwater. The dialogue evokes a wide range of characters, and in the bizarre cricket match which acts as a catharsis to the novel's mounting passions, human dramas and irony are portrayed.
Genres: FictionHumorComedyThe WorldBritish LiteratureSportsAfrica
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