Description: "First published in English in 1993 by Souvenir Press Ltd, London." --Title page verso.
Brief description:
Luis Sepúlveda, born in Chile in 1949, was a novelist, journalist, and playwright who once worked in the Amazon for UNESCO. Politically involved with left-wing movements, he was imprisoned, tortured and sentenced to twenty-eight years in prison after the military coup in Chile, but was able to go into exile thanks to the efforts of Amnesty International. He worked as a press correspondent in Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Central America, and was an activist for Greenpeace and other humanitarian causes. He received numerous prizes, including the International Grinzane Cavour Award, the Tigre Juan, the France Culture Etrangêre Award and the Taormina Award for Literary Excellence. He died in Spain in 2020.
Review Quotes:
"Magical . . . Readers will be enchanted." - New York Times
"Sepulveda writes with a keen sense of irony and humor as harsh and colorful as the jungle itself." - Raleigh News & Observer
"A seamless blend of simple story, mythic characters and artfully bold language." - Memphis Commercial Appeal