Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord
From the bestselling author of "Corelli's Mandolin" and "The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts" comes an iridescent gem of storytelling that is "by turns wacky, mystical, and altogether compelling" ("Washington Post"). A young philosophy professor is the only citizen in his country who dares to...
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From the bestselling author of "Corelli's Mandolin" and "The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts" comes an iridescent gem of storytelling that is "by turns wacky, mystical, and altogether compelling" ("Washington Post"). A young philosophy professor is the only citizen in his country who dares to renounce his country's cocaine mafia. This makes him the object of several assassination attempts and a national hero. His popularity, however, does not extend to the people he loves .
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375700149 (0375700145)
Publish date: March 3rd 1998
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Modern,
Magical Realism,
Latin American
Series: Latin American Trilogy
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