Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot

Three Latin American writers quote, dissect and review this character in a cultural critique that combines analysis with humor and a relentless self-criticism.

Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, a writer and journalist, was born in Tunja, Colombia. Carlos Alberto Montaner was born in Havana, Cuba. An essayist, narrator, and journalist, he has published two novels.

Translator's Notes

ix

Translator's Acknowledgments

xi

Foreword

xiii

Mario Vargas Llosa

The Family Portrait

1

(8)

The Family Tree

9

(12)

The Idiot's Bible

21

(16)

We're Poor: It's Their Fault

37

(26)

The Cure That Kills

63

(14)

``Let's Create Two, Three, One Hundred Vietnams''

77

(18)

Cuba: An Old Love Is Neither Forgotten nor Abandoned

95

(12)

Rifles and Cassocks

107

(20)

``Yankee, Go Home!''

127

(14)

How Beautiful Is My Flag!

141

(20)

The Idiot's Friends

161

(14)

Here Comes the Big Bad Wolf!

175

(8)

Ten Books That ``Shook'' the Latin American Idiot

183

(26)

Index Expurgatorius Latinoamericanus

209

(10)

About the Authors

219

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Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot

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