The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
Author: Louis de Bernières
The epic finale of the Latin American trilogy following The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts and Senor Vivo and the Coca LordWhile 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 sexu….Read More
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