The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
Author(s): Louis De Bernieres
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.
General Information
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- : Penguin Random House
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.252
- : July 1998
- : 199mm X 128mm X 25mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Louis De Bernieres
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 823.914
- : good
- : 384
- : Modern fiction
More About The Product
Louis de Bernieres' first three novels are The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best First Book Eurasia Region, 1991), Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord (Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best Book Eurasia Region, 1992), and The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman. He was selected as one of the Granta twenty Best of Young British Novelists in 1993. Captain Corelli's Mandolin won the Commonwealth Writers Prize Best Book, 1995. His most recent book is Birds Without Wings.