Ninya: A Fantasy of a strange little world

TitleNinya: A Fantasy of a strange little world
Year for Search1956
AuthorsFagan, Henry A[llan]
Date Published1956
PublisherJonathan Cape
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsMale author, South African author
Annotation

A world on the back of the moon that is mostly presented as a eutopia where labor is voluntary, but everyone must work. There are three racial groups with multiple languages, but all people sign, which acts as an international language. The three groups are white, which is the society, called Zelia, that is the center of the novel, brown, and black, and there is growing strife among them.

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Author Note

South African Afrikaans author (1883-1969) who was a Judge of Appeals.

Full Text

1956 Fagan, Henry A[llan] (1883-1969). Ninya: A Fantasy of a strange little world. London: Jonathan Cape. L, PSt

A world on the back of the moon that is mostly presented as a eutopia where labor is voluntary, but everyone must work. There are three racial groups with multiple languages, but all people sign, which acts as an international language. The three groups are white, which is the society, called Zelia, that is the center of the novel, brown, and black, and there is growing strife among them. South African Afrikaans author who was a Judge of Appeals.