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Far less fascinating than his first book but still worth reading. Makes one moody, though.

Far less fascinating than his first book but still worth reading. Makes one moody, though.

Far less fascinating than his first book but still worth reading. Makes one moody, though.

Far less fascinating than his first book but still worth reading. Makes one moody, though.

Far less fascinating than his first book but still worth reading. Makes one moody, though.

这本书的腰封上引述了两条对本书的评论。一条来自《时代周刊》，称《人民公仆》是一部“伟大的政治寓言”；另一条来自亚马逊，提到了《动物农场》。这两条评论放在一起似乎是在告诉我们，《人民公仆》是一本像《动物农场》那样的“政治寓言”。这样的表述会让人想起葡萄牙作家...  

A Man of the People is set in a modern African country modeled after Nigeria, fresh with the achievement of Independence. The story foregrounds the conflict between the young and educated Odili and the corrupt and hypocritical “man of the people” Chief Na...  

A Man of the People is set in a modern African country modeled after Nigeria, fresh with the achievement of Independence. The story foregrounds the conflict between the young and educated Odili and the corrupt and hypocritical “man of the people” Chief Na...  

要注意的是：这可是一本写于1960年代的书，这可是写于尼日利亚这样独立较晚的国家，这可是写于印象中发展落后的纯粹第三世界的国家。然而，书中字里行间的种种，难道不是现今依然弥散在人们每天生活中的影子么。 光鲜靓丽的政治人物背后的龌龊，义正言辞的政治活动实质中的阴暗...