The War of don Emmanuels Nether Parts
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Journal Entry 1 by chas04 from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 18, 2007
FL ''It had been an auspicious week for Capitan Rodrigo Jose Figueras.''
When the spoilt and haughty Dona Constanza tries to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, she starts a running battle with the locals. The skirmishes are so severe that the Givernment dispatches a squadron of soldiers led by the fat, brutal and stupid Figueras to deal with them.
Despite visiting plagues of laughing fits and cats upon the troops, the villagers know that to escape the cruel and unusual tortures planned for them, they must run. Thus they plan to head for the mountains and start a new and convivial civilisation.
Paperback
Published by Vintage 1998
376 pages
When the spoilt and haughty Dona Constanza tries to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, she starts a running battle with the locals. The skirmishes are so severe that the Givernment dispatches a squadron of soldiers led by the fat, brutal and stupid Figueras to deal with them.
Despite visiting plagues of laughing fits and cats upon the troops, the villagers know that to escape the cruel and unusual tortures planned for them, they must run. Thus they plan to head for the mountains and start a new and convivial civilisation.
Paperback
Published by Vintage 1998
376 pages
Journal Entry 2 by chas04 at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Loved it, very funny, well written. The characters all come together brilliantly although Louis de Bernieres seems to have a thing for earthquakes.
