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Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot
Author(s): Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (Author), Carlos Alberto Montaner Cuban journalist writer (Author), Alvaro Vargas Llosa (Author)
- Publisher: Madison Books
- Publication Date: September 25, 2001
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 156833236X
- ISBN-13: 9781568332369
Book Description
By opening the ever-escalating debate regarding Latin America’s “underdeveloped” status and cloaking the seriousness of the situation with wit and humor, the Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot reached number one status on the nonfiction bestseller lists in many countries in Latin America. It reveals the connection between economic success and cultural values—attitudes toward work, education, health care and community—and the consequence of the Latin American people retaining or evolving these values.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Three Latin Americans team up to shred the slavish political correctness that they see dominating Latin American elites…. Exaggerated, even unfair at times, this book nevertheless provides a rollicking good read. ― Foreign Affairs
Deeply iconoclastic…. It is a valuable work of historical conservation…it succeeds admirably. ―
The New CriterionAbout the Author
Plinio Mendoza, Carlos Montaner, and Alvaro Llosa are the authors of Los Fabricantes de Miseria. Mendoza lives in Bogota, Colombia; Montaner lives in Madrid; Llosa lives in Miami; and Michaela Ames lives in Ohio.
