The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Louis De Bernieres
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: An imaginary country in Latin America
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, 1980’s, Cats, Rivers or waterways, Guerrillas or guerrilla warfare, Latin America or Latin Americans, Tyrants or tyranny, Irrigation
- Locales: Latin America
The Plot
The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts chronicles the liberation of a people from a cruel tyranny. The first novel published by Louis de Bernieres, it is one of several of his novels to chronicle Latin American life in a fantastic vein. Although it begins realistically, de Bernieres quickly establishes that fantasy and imagination are necessary in order to transform the lives of the characters.
Don Emmanuel is a large landowner who, though very powerful, is not a part of the country’s governing party and is accustomed to going his own way. When...
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