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The war of Don Emmanuel's nether parts
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- Book Synopsis
- 'Surreal and hilarious' Independent Enter Louis de Bernières' magical, tragic and hilarious South American odyssey. When the spoilt and haughty Dona Constanza tries to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, she starts a running battle with the locals. The skirmishes are so severe that the Government dispatches a squadron of soldiers led by the fat, brutal and stupid Figueras to deal with them. Despite visiting plagues of laughing fits and giant cats upon the troops, the villagers know that to escape the cruel and unusual tortures planned for them, they must run. Thus they plan to head for the mountains and start a new and convivial civilisation…
- About The Author
- Louis de Bernières is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are The Dust That Falls From Dreams, So Much Life Left Over and The Autumn of the Ace, the short story collection Labels, the children's book Station Jim and the poetry collection The Cat in the Treble Clef.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780749391300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage, (06 June 1991)
- Number of Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 270 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 130 x 23 mm
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