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War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
Louis De Bernières
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Description for War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. Good copy with some shelf wear
‘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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749391300
SKU
KKD0011028
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Louis De Bernières
Louis de Bernières is the best-selling 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, Birds Without Wings and A Partisan’s Daughter, a collection of stories, Notwithstanding, and a collection of poetry, Imagining Alexandria.
Reviews for War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
A very good book indeed, the sharpest and funniest I have read in quite some time
Financial Times
A fat, juicy, tropical fruit of a narrative... There is astonishing landscape. There are numerous good jokes. And, indispensably in such a novel, there is magic
Independent on Sunday
A wonderful mixture of the mythical and the poetic, ... Read more
Financial Times
A fat, juicy, tropical fruit of a narrative... There is astonishing landscape. There are numerous good jokes. And, indispensably in such a novel, there is magic
Independent on Sunday
A wonderful mixture of the mythical and the poetic, ... Read more