num_pages: 172
description: This murder mystery follows a tragic overnight train journey in 1952 from Bolivia to Chile presenting a moving environment at once carnivalesque and sinister. The novel explores the social tensions characteristic of Bolivian society in a way that is both accessible and highly entertaining.Juan de Recacoechea was born in La Paz Bolivia and worked as a journalist in Europe for almost twenty years. After returning to his native country he helped found Bolivia's first state-run television network and dedicated himself to fiction writing. His novel American Visa won Bolivias National Book Prize was adapted into an award-winning film and was translated into English and published by Akashic Books to great critical acclaim.
language: English
title: Andean Express
publisher: Akashic Books