Cover art for Death in the Andes
Published
Faber & Faber, January 1998
ISBN
9780571175499
Format
Softcover, 256 pages
Dimensions
19.6cm × 12.8cm × 1.8cm

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Set in an isolated, run-down community in the Peruvian Andes, Death in the Andes offers a panoramic view of Peruvian society: not only of the current political violence and social upheaval, but also of the country's past, and its connection to Indian culture and to pre-Hispanic mysticism.

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