Paradox, King (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Pío Baroja
- First Published: 1906
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Spain, Tangier, and the imaginary Bu-Tata, in Uganga, Africa
- Principal Characters: Silvestre Paradox, Avelino Diz, Arthur Sipsom, Eichthal Thonelgeben, Hardibrás, Ugú, Bagú
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Voyages, Politics, Prisoners, Twentieth century, 1910’s, Ships, Shipwrecks, Utopias, Spain or Spanish people
- Locales: Africa
The Story:
After many adventures, Dr. Silvestre Paradox, a short, chubby man of about forty-five years, settled in a small Valencian town. Tiring at last of his quiet life, he announced one morning to his friend, Avelino Diz, his intention of taking a trip to Cananí, on the Gulf of Guinea. A British banker, Abraham Wolf, was setting out on his yacht Cornucopia with a party of scientists and explorers for the purpose of establishing a Jewish colony in Africa, and he had invited Paradox to go with him. Paradox suggested that Diz join the expedition.
In Tangier they...
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