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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Jobson are a rich English couple who have fled to Africa to escape the British income tax. They add a rich touch of irony to The Fire-Raisers because of their conviction that they have migrated from a slave state to a free democracy. The only flaw the Jobsons can see in Africa is the alarming number of "black faces" that are visible in it. "I think it would be a very good thing if they were all sent elsewhere," says Mrs. Jobson vaguely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The African Sickness | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

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