Andean Express A Novel
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Sell my copyAuthor: Juan de Recacoechea
Title: Andean Express A Novel
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 172
Release Date: 2009
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"More Camus than mystery thriller, [Andean Express] delights like strong coffee savored in a cosmopolitan cafe." --Publishers Weekly
Set in 1952, Andean Express is the story of a tragic overnight train journey that unfolds in an environment at once carnivalesque and sinister. Beginning near La Paz, Bolivia, the austere Andean plateau serves as a surreal backdrop for most of the trip before giving way to a winding descent to the Chilean coast. Ricardo Beintigoitia, a recent high school graduate from a prosperous La Paz family, unwittingly becomes ensnared in the personal drama of one of his peers, a captivating girl named Gulietta Carletti who has been forced into an arranged marriage with a man she despises.
On the Andean Express, everybody wants something and no one is exactly who he seems. Recacoechea's lean, elegant prose crackles with sharp dialogue and entertaining exchanges among a disparate cast of characters, each with his own ax to grind. The train is a microcosm of Bolivia itself, with people from all walks of life, from peasants to politicians, forming a circus of personalities and intrigue in which tragedy seems inevitable, and improbable liaisons become reality.
EAN: 9781933354729
Package Dimensions: Height: 8.1 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.43651527876 Pounds, Width: 0.6 Inches
Languages: en
