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Synopsis
Antonio Jose Boliva Proano, an old man who has lived in peace with the Shuar Indians in Ecuador's jungle for over 40 years, takes part in a hunt for an ocelot whose cubs were killed by a gringo and who now kills men
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Review
'If Ernest Hemingway had been a magic realist he might have been able to write a story like this bitter and endearing fable. Luis Sepulveda is yet another strong and original writer from Chile' - Ursula K. Le Guin
About the Author
Luis Sepulveda, born in northern Chile in 1949, has written short stories, novellas, plays and essays. Due to his political activities in the students' movement he was forced to leave Chile and then travelled through Latin America. In 1980, he moved to Germany where he lived for more than ten years with his family. He moved to Gijon in Spain in 1997. Sepulveda has won numerous literary awards and his work has been translated into over thirty languages.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio Jose Bolivar seeks refuge in amorous novels. But tourists and opportunists are making inroads into the area, and the balance of nature is making a dangerous shift. Translated by Peter Bush. Seller Inventory # 00102578973
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio Jose Bolivar seeks refuge in amorous novels. But tourists and opportunists are making inroads into the area, and the balance of nature is making a dangerous shift. Translated by Peter Bush. Seller Inventory # 00103293192
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Hardback. Condition: Good. In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio Jose Bolivar seeks refuge in amorous novels. But tourists and opportunists are making inroads into the area, and the balance of nature is making a dangerous shift. Translated by Peter Bush. Seller Inventory # CIN0151685509G
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio Jose Bolivar seeks refuge in amorous novels. But tourists and opportunists are making inroads into the area, and the balance of nature is making a dangerous shift. Translated by Peter Bush. Seller Inventory # CIN0151685509A