Here is a true literary event-the long-awaited new novel by Carlos
Fuentes, one of the world's great writers. By turns a tragedy and a
farce, an acidic black comedy and an indictment of modern politics,
The Eagle's Throne is a seriously entertaining and perceptive story
of international intrigue, sexual deception, naked ambition, and
treacherous betrayal.
In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security
Council, Mexico's idealistic president has dared to vote against
the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington's refusal to pay
OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a "glitch" in
a Florida satellite, America's president cuts Mexico's
communications systems-no phones, faxes, or e-mails-and plunges the
country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.
Now, despite the motto that "a Mexican politician never puts
anything in writing," people have no choice but to communicate
through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of
man's motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows more
and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The
ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish
and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker
are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and
jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately
crave.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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