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A cardboard box mysteriously turns up in Australia. Inside it are hundreds of pieces of paper that contain entries for an encyclopedia of the modern Pacific nation, Abaza. The editor, an Abazian exile, gradually realises that the entries reveal the chaotic and secret history of Abaza, a nation at war with itself, thanks to the seemingly immortal and tyrannical President Nadu, and the jazz-loving President Sangana. Described also in great detail in the torn and withered pages is an array of characters so completely shocking that the authenticity of the entries is immediately thrown into question. Could such a monster as General Dugi, the leader of the vicious and lawless Children's Army, actually have existed? What is a Vao, and how could such an abomination of the human form evoke so much desire? And who is the evil and diminutive Aba, the enigmatic power behind the throne, now living in Australia and who - it is said - holds the key to everyone's fate?

The history of Abaza is both compelling and disturbing, and in the hands of acclaimed author Louis Nowra, it becomes a novel of dark humour and stunning originality.

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