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Mister Johnson is a 1939 novel by Joyce Cary, notable as a modern picaresque portraying a cheerful, rogueish young Nigerian clerk struggling within the British colonial system.
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Mister Johnson ranks #152 of 244 in the Picaresque Novel ranking, behind Don Catrín de la Fachenda, ahead of Quichotte.
Once admired and adapted, but colonial framing and racial characterization have made consensus more conflicted.
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How good is Mister Johnson?
Mister Johnson scores 6.70/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Picaresque Novel category. Once admired and adapted, but colonial framing and racial characterization have made consensus more conflicted.
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