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Cabbages and Kings (Hardcover)
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Cabbages and Kings (Hardcover)
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List price R390
Loot Price R327
Discovery Miles 3 270
You Save R63 (16%)
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Cabbages and Kings (1904) is a novel by American writer O. Henry.
Inspired by his experiences as a fugitive in Honduras, the
interconnected stories that make up Cabbages and Kings-the title
refers to a line from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking
Glass-address themes of revolution, imperialism, exploitation, and
greed. The novel is significant not only for launching O. Henry's
career as a successful professional writer, but for coining the
term "banana republic," now frequently used to describe the
influence of American fruit companies over such nations as
Honduras. In the fictional nation of Anchuria, the political
reality and social life of its people are under attack-from within
and without. An American businessman in the coastal town of Coralio
receives a telegram from the capital city of San Mateo announcing
that there has been a revolution. President Miraflores has fled to
the coast, taking with him $100,000 from the federal reserve.
Sensing opportunity, Goodwin gathers a posse to hunt down the
fugitive leader, tracking him to a nondescript inn in Coralio.
Cornered, Miraflores kills himself, and Goodwin elopes with the
President's lover, taking the money with them. Although a liberal
government has successfully risen to power, widespread corruption
and deep poverty threaten to thrust Anchuria into further chaos.
Cabbages and Kings is a collection of stories centered on this
troubled tropical nation, where greed supersedes honor and the
interests of the people are sold to the highest bidder. Despite or
perhaps because of its critique of American influence in Latin
America, Cabbages and Kings was a critical and commercial success
for O. Henry, establishing his reputation as a master storyteller
with a profound sense of right and wrong, and everything in
between. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of O. Henry's Cabbages and Kings
is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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