The Honorary Consul (Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover
A tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in an Argentinian town. Fortnum, the "Honorary Consul", a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority is taken by revolutionaries. As Eduardo Plarr negotiates with revolutionaries and authorities for Fortnum's release, the corruption of both becomes evident.
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"The tension never relaxes and one reads hungrily from page to page, reading the moment it will end." - Auberon Waugh, "Evening Standard"
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A gripping tragi-comedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinean town.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 014018497X
- ISBN 13 9780140184976
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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