A political satire edged with fantasy, this book traces the life and rise to political power in an unnamed South American country of a witch doctor--The Master--a character modelled on Lopez Rega, Isabel Peron's Interior Minister.
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A political satire edged with fantasy, this book traces the life and rise to political power in an unnamed South American country of a witch doctor--The Master--a character modelled on Lopez Rega, Isabel Peron's Interior Minister.
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Add this copy of The Lizard's Tail to cart. $3.49, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
Add this copy of The Lizard's Tail (English and Spanish Edition) to cart. $3.51, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
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Good in good dust jacket. First Edition. DJ shows minor wear and soiling. Bookplate of former owner on the ffep. Pages clean. English language edition. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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New York. 1983. September 1983. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket W/A Small Dent On The Spine. 0374189943. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. 280 pages. hardcover. Photograph (c) 1983 by Jerry Hazier. Jacket design (c) 1983 by Tom Christopher. keywords: Literature Translated Argentina Latin America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER-THE LIZARD'S TAIL (the title is derived from the name of an ancient South American whip) is a novel about power, about politics, and about magic. It is based on a real story-the career of Lopez Rega, Isabel Perdn's Minister of Social Well-Being, who, for all intents and purposes, ruled Argentina literally through sorcery. Luisa Valenzuela has written a kind of imaginary biography of this figure, called the Sorcerer or witchdoc throughout The Lizard's Tail, a biography whose subject is often the narrator. The Sorcerer is born with a curious physical particularity: he has three testicles. For him the third ball is not just an appendage but is in fact his sister, Estrella. The novel is the chronicle of the Sorcerer's past, his rise to power, his overthrow by the military, and his plot (the culmination of the book) to return to power. The Sorcerer believes that he and his sister will conceive a son, who will in turn rule. This story is entwined in Valenzuela's narrative with piercingly accurate portraits of other Argentines-of the generals and Peronists, farmers and urban radicals who figure prominently in the book. Luisa Valenzuela, one of the leading writers in Latin America today, has redefined the possibilities of the political novel, blending the fantastic and the real with authority and lucidity. inventory #2767.
Add this copy of The Lizard's Tail to cart. $10.00, like new condition, Sold by Nilbog Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Farrar Straus.
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Very Fine in Very Fine jacket. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. 1st Printing. This is a Very Fine copy ofm the first edition (1st printing) in a Very Fine dust jacket. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
Add this copy of The Lizard's Tail (English and Spanish Edition) to cart. $14.17, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
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Good in good dust jacket. First Edition. light amount of wear on the dust jacket (ripping), first edition Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of The Lizard's Tail to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Book has very slight rub of spine, nice copy, dustwrapper has slight rub of spine and edges of panels. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of The Lizard's Tail to cart. $27.50, like new condition, Sold by JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BURLINGTON, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by FARRAR, STRAUS, AND GIROUX.
Add this copy of The Lizard's Tail (English and Spanish Edition) to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Robinson Street Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
