num_pages: 256
description: An assistant police commissioner in a West African coastal town lets passion overrule his honor
language: English
title: The Heart of the Matter
titlecomplete: The Heart of the Matter
characters: Major Scobie, Pemberton, Yusef, inspector Wilson
genres: Fiction, Religion, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Africa
ratings_count: 28598
places: West Africa, Africa
awards: awardedAt: -694281600000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin