A novel of substance about friendship, philosophy and politics set in the "thousand-headed hydra of Mexico City" from the prolific pen of distinguished man of letters Fuentes (The Death of Artemio Cruz, 2009, etc.).
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Rushdie's 11th novel is a sequel to his charming 1990 fable Haroun and the Sea of Stories, written--as was its predecessor--for one of its author's two sons.
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Le Carré uses still another aspect of international relations in the new world order--the powerful, equivocal position of money launderers to the Russian mob--to put a new spin on a favorite theme: the betrayal that inevitably follows from sharply divided loyalties.
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Leonard's company of stock character types--the veteran law enforcer, the savvy professional woman, the seen-it-all sidekick, the horny billionaire--are so cool that they can confront international terrorism without batting an eyelash.
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For those who monitor the growing list of books by Philip Roth, his forthcoming, Nemesis, presents a revelation as startling as the discovery of a planet or the alignment of a new constellation.
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