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The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (Paperback)

by Louis De Bernieres (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (29 April 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749398574
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749398576
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 92,970 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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...

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Louis de Bernieres is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent novel is A Partisan's Daughter

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A charmingly entoxicating medley of human nonsense and magic, 19 Mar 2002
De Bernieres has designed a motley cast of improbable animals, humans and demons, and fashioned it into a delightful story of good defeating evil. Never have I laughed so much at an essentially clever book. The Troublesome Offspring is Asterix the Gaul without the need for pictures. Wise, provocative and naughty, it is a book that you will never forget. Read it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, disturbing and could even make me cry, 23 Oct 2000
By marzipanthecat "marzipanthecat" (Princetown, Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
What a marvellous book. The final installment in a trilogy (possibly - I was hoping there may be one more, as I had a few loose ends I wanted tied up...) does manage to stand as a book in its own right - I read it before the first two in the series, and enjoyed it mightily. The satire is perhaps a little obvious, but the author is an astounding clever chap for making the reader feel sympathy for the monstrous Cardinal... I was genuinely disturbed by some scenes that involved demons - I still don't like to think about them late at night! Beautifully told, as all works by Mr de Berniers seem to be. But do try to read it in the correct order of the trilogy - I am sure it would be better!...
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More than just Captain Corelli, 2 Aug 2000
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Let me lay my cards on the table. I have had more enjoyment reading Louis de Bernieres South American trilogy (of which this is the last) than any other book series. Ever. The juxtapositioning of farcical humour and searing heart ache is like a drug. I burst out loud reading of Don Emmanuel's entertainment of the British Ambassador. I had to stop and control myself when reading of the child deaths at the hands of the Catholic brigands. This is no ordinary author. This is no ordinary trilogy. The manner de Bernieres weaves matter-of-factness with ridiculous magic makes this book series like a new kingdom to explore. Do Jaguars really smell of strawberries and like chocolate? Do itinerate preachers levitate mid sermon? How do you control fifty Spanish Conquistadors that have just been defrosted from 300 years in a glacier? I have no idea where his ideas have come from. Coca leaves, perhaps? Just one important instruction (brought about by the frequent and brief references to previous chapters) - you must read the trilogy in the correct order:

Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord

The War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts

The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book, Amusing and Profound
This book achieves so much, at least matching the achievement of the second part ('Nether Parts') of the trilogy. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Clifford

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
I sometimes wonder if De Bernieres is mad or a true genius... and I think that genius wins out. This is the third in a trilogy but it can definitely be read without having read... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2006 by M. Hughes

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you could ever ask for
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman has everything you could possibly want from a book. It's full of miracles and tragedies, magic and reality, humour and solemnity,... Read more
Published on 20 May 2003 by Shani Ackford

5.0 out of 5 stars Independant beliefs
I've read "The War of Don Emmanuels Nether Parts" aeons ago, but once I started to read this book all the memorable characters came flooding to my memory. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2003 by J. Cronin

5.0 out of 5 stars An impressive imagination at work on an epic scale.
A curious blend of humour, incisive social comment, and surrealism populated by caricatures of banana republic governmental incompetence and heroes to warm to, that I found... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2001 by stevel96@thefreeinternet.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime
A perfect wrap to the trilogy. A wonderful experience from start to finish. Masterful. Thanks, Mr de Bernieres.
Published on 14 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The most absorbing and entertaining read this year
if you read for escapism, this is it! It's so funny and so tragic - don't make any important life decisions during this journey
Published on 27 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars What a bustingly good book!
I bought this book for some holiday reading, and ended up getting totally absorbed in it! It simply is one of the best book I have read in a very long time. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Realy quite good.
Enjoy Captain Correlli? Then be sure to read this. It doesn't come close to that book, yet it is still fantastic. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch. Brilliant. Even better than Captain Corelli.
This is one of those rare books that reaffirms your belief in the power of the human spirit. De Bernieres' satire on religion and politics is perhaps a little obvious, but so... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 1999

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