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A Breach of Satire
Boyle, Kay | November 24, 1956 issue

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This article presents information on the book "The Tribe That Lost Its Head," by Nicholas Monsarrat. Monsarrat's novel--the scene of which is a fictional island off the southwest coast of Africa, and the issue it deals with the savage man's revolt against civilized man's rule--will doubtless be high on the bestseller list. The book has everything to recommend it to such acclaim: an exotic background, a love story spiced with parked car and bedroom intimacies, a readable style; a sophisticated and authoritative tone, and scenes of orgy and torture that outrage, shock and grieve.

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BOOKS; TRIBE That Lost Its Head, The (Book); MONSARRAT, Nicholas; REVOLUTIONS; CIVILIZATION; DRAMA
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