The Burial Brothers: From New York to Rio-Travels in a Hearse - Softcover

Mayle, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140236112 ISBN 13: 9780140236118

Publisher: Penguin, 1997

Synopsis

Simon Mayle and his accomplice, Lenny, alias the Burial Brothers, are men with a mission. To drive south at great speed to visit the fabulous carnival in Rio, travelling in a 1973 Cadillac hearse. Getting there was never going to be easy: 15,000 miles, thirteen frontiers, two war zones, the Andes, the jungle, corrupt cops, narco-gangsters, Marxist guerrillas, bad food, disease, cheap cocaine, beautiful girls.

About this title

Synopsis:

With the company of Wilson Heston McGray (who wanted to unload a stolen Warhol in Bogota), Simon Mayle drove through Latin America to Rio. The journey took three months and three days - this is an account littered with drugs, driving, dealing and being a bit mad and a bit young.

About the Author:

Simon Mayle lives in New York. He is the author of BURN JOBS.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140236112
• ISBN 13: 9780140236118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208