description: While the economy of his small South American country collapses, President Veracruz joins his improbable populace of ex-soldiers, former guerillas, unfrocked priests and reformed – though by no means inactive – whores, in a bizarre search for sexual fulfillment.But for Cardinal Guzman, a man tormented by his own private demons, their stupendous, hedonistic fiestas represent the epicenter of all heresies. Heresies that must be challenged with a horrifying new inquisition destined to climax in a spectacular confrontation…The second part of a trilogy, following The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts, which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Fiction.
title: The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
titlecomplete: The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Latin American, Humor, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 3598
series: Latin American Trilogy
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books