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Life In The Damn Tropics
Life in the Damn Tropics
Subtitle:
A Novel
Book Category:
Fiction > General
Author:
Unger, David
ISBN 10:
978-0-299-20054-1
ISBN 13:
0-299-20054-X
Price:
USD 15.95
Publication Year:
2004

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University of Wisconsin Press.

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Set in strife-torn Guatemala City in the early 1980s, this sophisticated, quasi-comedic tale depicts the decline and near-fall of a prominent Guatemalan Jewish family. In the face of military rule, terrorism, and sabotage, Marcos learns the truth about his brother Aaron, only to find that sibling secrets can be every bit as dangerous as civil unrest.

 
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Three Jewish brothers struggle to keep their family's business ventures alive through a period of political unrest and upheaval in Unger's satisfying debut novel.--Publishers Weekly