Louis de Bernieres's brand of magical realism is a logical reaction
to the manifest absurdity of day-to-day life in Latin America. In
this sharp and spicy novel he takes on the big guns, church and
state authority in evangelical overdrive. The heroes and heroines
are life's quitters: former whores, unfrocked priests and
ex-soldiers. The narrative jumps from a Mexican musician to a
corrupt president to the anguished eponymous Cardinal in short,
snappy chapters, with panache, wit, and a frank and robust
carnality. The world invented in The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether
Parts continues to grow and bewitch. (Kirkus UK)
The epic finale of the Latin American trilogy following The War of
Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts and Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord While
the economy of his small South American country collapses,
President Veracruz joins his improbable populace of ex-soldiers,
former guerrillas, unfrocked priests and reformed - though by no
means inactive - whores, in a bizarre search for sexual fulfilment.
But for Cardinal Guzman, a man tormented by his own private
daemons, their stupendous, hedonistic fiestas represent the
epicentre of all heresies.Heresies that must be challenged with a
horrifying new inquisition destined to climax in a spectacular
confrontation... 'An extraordinary feat of imagination... a
sensuous, often farcical and ultimately optimistic argument for
spiritual sanity' Time Out
General
| Imprint: |
Vintage
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Latin American Trilogy |
| Release date: |
April 1993 |
| Authors: |
Louis De Bernieres
|
| Dimensions: |
197 x 125 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
388 |
| Edition: |
Reissue |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7493-9857-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7493-9857-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780749398576 |
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