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Original Title:	Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord
ISBN:	0375700145 (ISBN13: 9780375700149)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Latin American Trilogy
Setting:	South America
Literary Awards:	Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in South Asia and Europe (1992)

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Title	:	Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord (Latin American Trilogy)
Author	:	Louis de Bernières
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	March 3rd 1998 by Vintage (first published 1991)
Categories	:	Fiction. Magical Realism

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Livin' la Vivo Coca!

This was my second reading of this rambunctious book. I pored over it quite a while back, not realising that it was just one part of a trilogy, duh!
(Kinda doesn't matter anyway).

Following in the footsteps of Gabriel García Márquez, de Bernières' delightful brand of magical realism is a joy to behold.
Set in a fictional South American country (imagine Colombia), the author introduces us to Señor Vivo, a philosophising intellectual who imagines he can take on murderous drug cartels by writing condemnatory letters to a national newspaper. This, of course, is a farcical endeavour, but such is the timbre of this outlandish story.

Hip, hip hooray, for de Bernières' luxuriant imagination, which he uses to great effect, creating a madcap tale of spellbinding exuberance and artistic lunacy.
Hold onto your asientos, for the author has organised a fiesta of assassinations, hallucinations and sweaty assignations. Thrown into the mix is an uproarious whorehouse brawl that Tarantino would dearly wish he had imagined first.

And there is genius in de Bernières' ability to create voluminous environs in our minds, using only a handful of words. He describes a shanty town where 'cats were not philosophical and elegant, but scabby and dishonest.' In my mind, such descriptive imagery is ¡maravilloso!

I once more declare my admiration for Louis de Bernières.
The man was born to write.

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I am definately in the minority in giving this a 2-star rating but I will stick to my guns. This book is mainly an exercise in intellectual mast**bation. I like to learn new words so I didn't mind having to reach for the dictionary every second page and even used online translation for some of the Spanish words.de Bernier's style is florid and overly self-indulgent, perhaps in an effort to mimic the storytelling style of overexcited Mexican housewives or boastful gauchos. I liked the way the

I'm not sure why this one didn't satisfy me as much as the others? I consumed the book and I loved each section as I read it.(did the violence against women finally get to me?? I can't see why as there is equal violence meted out against both sexes and the women portrayed are as strong, kookie and magical as all the men) Was it the fragmented nature of the narrative? ( can't see why, all the narratives have been fragmented) I am willing to concede it may be the horrific and progressively

The had his usual wonderfully lyrical prose that somehow makes it easier to comprehend or accept the horrific violence that takes place throughout, although I didn't love this one as much as the first and last books in the trilogy. I think that had more to do with the fact that I read the final one before this, being to anxious to keep reading as I waited for my copy of this to arrive in the mail, so much of the tragedy here seemed almost anti-climactic, and the ending seemed strangely rushed or

I'll tell you what another Good Reads reviewer said concisely and with insight, which allows me to take a pass, have a cup of tea, and get on to my next book. I hope I'm not breaking some rule by quoting them. I will say that I didn't like it as much as the first and last book in the trilogy, and contemplated 3 stars. But its wonderful language won me over."Beautifully written and amazingly vivid, this is a book that covers a great swathe of narrative, and human experience. Sometimes it made me

Utterly engrossing--this is like if Garcia Marquez got off his high horse and lessened his stern seriousness and had some frickin' fun. Carnavalesque, the central love story is embedded like a beautiful diamond in this multi-chaptered saga of magical realism and extra bittersweet poignancy. I loved this revisit to Louis de Bernieres' vivid terrain--the inclusion of Dionosio (Dios--> God?) Vivo to the cast of characters that includes Remedios the Revolutionary and Don Emmanuel is an assurance

Enjoyed reading this. Great story, funny, surreal.Only negatives i can think of is that the title of chapter 7 completely spoiled it and it is a bit slow in places.

This book is hard to explain. On one hand, it's a genuinely passionate statement about how the cocaine trade has crippled South America and everyone is too afraid to go against the cartels; on the other hand, it's a magical realism story where human women can give birth to cats, gods posses people, and panthers can be domesticated. Amazingly, these two very different elements combine to make a fantastic story. It doesn't seem like it would work - how can an author make a statement about the