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From “one of the brightest, most pleasure-giving writers at work today” (Jeffrey Eugenides) comes a comic tale of casual barbarism, dangerous lunacy, and accidental authority.

In the winter of 1884, the great colonial powers meet in Berlin. The order of the day: how to divide up the vast continent of Africa between them. For Legation Counsellor Strinetzky though, a minor Austrian diplomat drafted in to the conference so his superior can spend the day practicing for a piano recital, this day ...