{"product_id":"the-missionaries-9789527065945","title":"The Missionaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Missionaries\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of the collision of three cultures. A brilliant tale of ineptitude, self-righteousness, and human folly, it combines the mordant wit of W. Somerset Maugham with a sense of humor reminiscent of P.G. Wodehouse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Dr. Sydney Prout is named the head of the United Nations mission to Elephant Island, he believes he is more than ready to meet the challenge of guiding its primitive inhabitants into the post-Colonial era, and eventually, full independence. But neither his many academic credentials nor the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Race Relations\u003c\/em\u003e have prepared Dr. Prout to reckon with the unrepentant bloody-mindedness of the natives, or anticipate the inventive ways their tribal philosophers will incorporate the most unlikely aspects of modern civilization into their religious lore and traditional way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley, Owen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Owen Stanley is an Australian explorer, a philosopher, and a poet who speaks seven languages. He is at much at home in the remote jungles of the South Pacific as flying his Staudacher aerobatic plane, deep-sea diving, or translating the complete works of Charles Darwin into Tok Pisin.","brand":"Castalia House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528546291986,"sku":"9789527065945","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93fe1c08-d6d9-4095-859c-5ef621f3debe.jpg?v=1731329931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-missionaries-9789527065945","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}