The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman

Name: The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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By Louis De Bernieres

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With the same ebullient storytelling, luxuriant prose, and irrepressible eroticism he brought to The War of Don Emmanuel s Nether Parts and Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord, Louis de Bernières continues his chronicle of Cochadebajo, the Andean village where macho philosophers, defrocked priests, and reformed (though hardly inactive) prostitutes cohabit in cheerful anarchy. But this unruly utopia is imperiled when the demon-harried Cardinal Guzman decides to inaugurate a new Inquisition, with Cochadebajo as its ultimate target. On his side, the Cardinal has an army of fanatics who are all too willing to destroy bodies in order to save souls. The Cochadebajeros have precious little ammunition, unless you count chef Dolores's incendiary Chicken of a True Man, and a civil defense that deems nothing more crucial than the act of love. Part epic, part farce, The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman confirms de Bernières's reputation as England's answer to Gabriel García Márquez.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 482
Release Date:: 1998-09-01
Publication Date:: 1998-09-01
Publisher:: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0375700153
ISBN13:: 9780375700156
Weight:: 533 g
Height:: 13.2 cm
Width:: 20.3 cm
Thickness:: 2.6 cm

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