Baga (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Pinget
- First Published: 1958
- Type of Work: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Unspecified
- Setting: The fictional world of Fantoine and Agapa
- Principal Characters: Architruc, Baga, Piston, Vieille, Corniflet, Conegrund
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Sex or sexuality, Barbershops or barbers, Kings, queens, or royalty, Convents or nunneries
- Locales: Agapa, France, Fantoine, France
The Novel
So that his nephews, who will inherit his throne, will understand his life, King Architruc is writing his memoirs. Although his narrative is fragmented and even contradictory, one can piece together much of Architruc’s life from the story that he tells. At twenty, he became king after his father was assassinated. On the day of his coronation, he named Baga to be his prime minister, because Baga gave him an antacid to soothe his churning stomach. At first, Architruc traveled around the country dispensing justice, but later he tired of all activity. He now believes...
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