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Description edit
In this brilliantly focused and haunting portrait of the people, the politics, the land, and the poetry of Nicaragua, Salman Rushdie brings to the forefront the palpable human facts of a country in the midst of a revolution. Rushdie went to Nicaragua in 1986, harboring no preconceptions of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Daniel Ortega: Very good read!
- Mary: Add a description of this character.
- Sergio Ramirez
- Ernesto Cardenal
- Yolanda
- Luis Carrion
- Bluefields
- Reagan
- Obando
- Zamora
- Somoza
- Martinez Rivas
- Tagore
- Julio
- Jaime Wheelock
- Vega
- Rosario Murillo
- Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
- Thomas Gordon
- Dona Violeta
- Arce
First Sentence edit
Cristoforo Colon set sail from Palos de Moguer in Spain, to find the lands of the Great Khan, where there were castles of gold, and the species were growing up in a wildly way; and, when walking on the ways, precious stones were frequently found.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Salman Rushdie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0330299905
Page Count: 176
Publisher: Picador
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0330299905
Page Count: 176
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 910
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