A group of characters in this novel go on an expedition to the nonexistent town of Laku.
A group of characters in this novel go on an expedition to the nonexistent town of Laku. Its protagonist prays for a deus ex machina right before Mr. Baldwin parachutes down from the sky and helps him, and falls in love with Katchen, a German girl who sells him a bag of stones for twenty pounds. Its third section is named for a banquet where its main character, who was possibly based on Bill Deedes, is mistaken for his Uncle Theodore. In its first section, a writer`whose lines include "feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole" travels to Jacksonburg after Mr. Salter misunderstands a command from Lord Copper. This novel depicts the rivalry between The Daily Brute and The Daily Beast, which sends William Boot to report on the African country of Ishmaelia. For 10 points, name this satire about sensationalist journalism written by Evelyn Waugh.
A group of characters in this novel go on an expedition to the nonexistent town of Laku.
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