To fulfill his Ph.D. requirement at an American university, Camilo Fuertes decides to write about his father, Leon Fuertes, the martyred president of Tinieblas. To complete this task, he descends into trances, raises his ancestors from the dead, and proceeds to question them about the risque family history.

The dissertation: A novel

Koster, R.M.

Harper's Magazine Press

Glass Mountain

A novel in the vein of Conrad and Le Carré: a man risks his life to save his soul. When Carlos Fuertes looks in the mirror, he sees a dead man. Son of an assassinated Latin American president, Carlos found his calling in Vietnam going on lone raids north of the DMZ. Now he works out of Tijuana, Mexico, stealing children for the losing parties in divorce custody contests, his nerve and self-respect broken, a victim of terrifying hallucinations. A phone call from the past offers a reprieve: an "op" is being mounted to kidnap a fugitive American financier from Central America. An authentic trial, Carlos decides, with authentic risk, is the only way back from death in life. Through the grueling preparation stage and meticulous setup, Carlos begins to rediscover himself, even as he puts on the roles the operation requires. Only near its end, however, does he see his chance to repair his life fully. Glass Mountain renders the details and tension of a covert military operation with riveting immediacy, then turns the excitement higher through a rescue and escape Carlos improvises on the fly. With mastery of form and language, R. M. Koster crafts an exhilarating novel on the classic American theme of redemption through violence―a fitting sequel to his acclaimed Tinieblas Trilogy.

Glass Mountain: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

W.W.Norton&Company

Chronicles the rise and fall of Panama's dictators, from Omar Torrijos to Manuel Noriega

In the Time of the Tyrants: Panama, 1968-1990

History

Sanchez, Guillermo

Americas

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Carmichael, a successful science fiction writer plagued by demons, finds his ability to love reawakened by a dog

Carmichael's Dog

To fulfill his Ph.D. requirement at an American university, Camilo Fuertes decides to write about his father, Leon Fuertes, the martyred president of Tinieblas. To complete this task, he descends into trances, raises his ancestors from the dead, and proceeds to question them about the risque family history.

The Dissertation: A Novel

Mandragon is a bawdy tale full of the blackest of humor. The Mandragon is a hermaphrodite, a creature who toys with both sexes; a magician, who reads people's minds and makes both people and objects obey his will; a seer, who travels into the future; and a prophet who brings his tribe back to his home country, Tinieblas, to cure the drought-wracked land.

Mandragon: The Tinieblas Trilogy

In the Time of Tyrants: Panama : 1968-1990

World

A novel in the vein of Conrad and Le Carré: a man risks his life to save his soul. When Carlos Fuertes looks in the mirror, he sees a dead man. Son of an assassinated Latin American president, Carlos found his calling in Vietnam going on lone raids north of the DMZ. Now he works out of Tijuana, Mexico, stealing children for the losing parties in divorce custody contests, his nerve and self-respect broken, a victim of terrifying hallucinations. A phone call from the past offers a reprieve: an "op" is being mounted to kidnap a fugitive American financier from Central America. An authentic trial, Carlos decides, with authentic risk, is the only way back from death in life. Through the grueling preparation stage and meticulous setup, Carlos begins to rediscover himself, even as he puts on the roles the operation requires. Only near its end, however, does he see his chance to repair his life fully.Glass Mountain renders the details and tension of a covert military operation with riveting immediacy, then turns the excitement higher through a rescue and escape Carlos improvises on the fly. With mastery of form and language, R. M. Koster crafts an exhilarating novel on the classic American theme of redemption through violence―a fitting sequel to his acclaimed Tinieblas Trilogy.

Genre Fiction

Camilo Fuertes' doctoral dissertation chronicles the life and times of his father, Leon Fuertes, lawyer, scholar, lecher, soldier, artist, martyr, and forty-third president of the Republic of Tinieblas

Dissertation

Bantam/Doubleday/Dell

William Morrow & Co.

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The dissertation: A novel

Glass Mountain: A Novel

In the Time of the Tyrants: Panama, 1968-1990

Carmichael's Dog

The Dissertation: A Novel

Mandragon: The Tinieblas Trilogy

In the Time of Tyrants: Panama : 1968-1990

Glass Mountain

Dissertation

The Dissertation: A Novel