The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis de Bernières

When the spoilt and haughty Dona Constanza tries to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, she starts a running battle with the locals. The skirmishes are so severe that the Government dispatches a squadron of soldiers led by the fat, brutal and stupid Figueras to deal with them. Despite visiting plagues of laughing fits and giant cats upon the troops, the villagers know that to escape the cruel and unusual tortures planned for them, they must run. Thus they plan to head for the mountains and start a new and convivial civilization. The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Partsis the first novel in a trilogy set in South America. It won a Commonwealth Writers Prize in 1991. This 1990 Vintage Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780749391300 SKU: 1338829 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Fiction