The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman by Louis De Bernieres

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The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman by Louis De Bernieres

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While the economy of his small South American country collapses, President Veracruz joins his improbable populace of ex-soldiers, with whores, in a bizarre search for sexual fulfilment. But for Cardinal Guzman, a man tormented by his own private daemons, their hedonistic fiestas represent the epicentre of all heresies that must be challenged.

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The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman by Louis De Bernieres

The epic finale of the Latin American trilogy following The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts and Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord 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... 'An extraordinary feat of imagination... a sensuous, often farcical and ultimately optimistic argument for spiritual sanity' Time Out
A carnival of pain and pleasure, violence, tenderness, high jinks of every sexual sort, quaint customs and quainter jokes * Financial Times *
An extraordinary feat of imagination.. a sensuous, often farcical and ultimately optimistic argument for spiritual sanity * Time Out *
Mr de Bernières writes superbly * Catholic Times *
Louis de Bernières is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. His most recent novels are Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter.
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ISBN 13 9780749398576
ISBN 10 0749398574
Title The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
Author Louis De Bernieres
Series Latin American Trilogy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1993-04-29
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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