by Louis De Bernieres (Author)
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...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 29 Apr 1993
ISBN 10: 0749398574
ISBN 13: 9780749398576
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