First published 1973
In a provincial Argentine town, a drunken British consul is mistaken for the American ambassador and kidnapped by revolutionary Paraguayans. The local doctor caught in the middle must broker a deal as the absurd situation spirals. Amid the chaos, the characters' divided loyalties and self-deceptions are laid bare. This darkly comic tale of failure, betrayal, and the human capacity for both hope and cruelty unfolds against a backdrop of political turmoil.
Genres: 20th-century, adventure, crime
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Argentina, Argentinien
Period: 1970's
315 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster