Summary and review of The Fish that Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King by Rich Cohen.
Tag: government
Progressive Paisa Killed in Politics
My review of ‘Oblivion’ by Hector Abad Faciolince, which describes the life of a progressive paisa doctor killed by paramilitaries.
Rafael Trujillo’s Dominican Republic
SUMMARY: Review of The Feast of the Goat, Mario Vargas Llosa’s book on Dominican Republic’s dictator of 30 years, Rafael Trujillo.
Classism: The Spanish Legacy in Latin America
SUMMARY: Describing classism, status, and the importance of (perceived) social class in Latin America.
Marching Powder: A Gringo Mule in Bolivian Prison
SUMMARY: Review of Marching Powder by Rusty Young, a look at San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
Henry Miller’s Expat Exploits in Tropic of Cancer
SUMMARY: Review of Tropic of Cancer, the signature novel by fellow degenerate expat and ugly American: Henry Miller.
Expat Chronicles 