The Literary Blog Hop!

Judith over at Leeswammes' Blog was very kind to let me join in on the festivities (even if I am a bit late), i.e. The Literary Blog Hop.

I'm fast discovering that literary fiction is among my favourite genres!
I wanted to get a bit more exposure for this tremendous book that was very kindly provided by Portuguese author João Cerqueira. I initially found this book intimidating because it deals with both politics and religion. But I found it extremely funny and brought me to a new resolve to seek out more Latin American authors where ideas and discussion are always top of mind.  If you like Jose Saramago, alternate realities, and satire which will provoke and challenge, then this book is for you!

The Tragedy of Fidel Castro by João Cerqueira

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2 Kindle Edition e-books of The Tragedy of Fidel Castro
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Synopsis: When God receives a request from Fátima to help prevent a war between Fidel Castro and JFK, he asks his son, Jesus, to return to Earth and diffuse the conflict. On his island, Fidel Castro faces protests on the streets and realizes that he is about to be overthrown. Alone, surrounded, and aware that the end is fast approaching, he plays his last card. Meanwhile, Christ arrives on Earth and teams up with Fátima, who is convinced she can create a miracle to avoid the final battle between JFK and Fidel Castro and save the world as we know it. At the end, something really extraordinary happens! 

Humorous, rich with metaphor, and refreshingly imaginative, The Tragedy of Fidel Castro was chosen as the book-of-the-month and book-of-the-year by Os Meus Livros magazine. 

Praise

2012 ForeWord Book of The Year Awards Finalist in Translations (Adult Fiction)

"Joao Cerqueira's Tragedy of Fidel Castro is a phantasmagoric odyssey through a highly imaginative prose universe of discovery and inquest. It's a magic realism hybrid of sacrificial lambs and Revolution, capitalistic decadence, and celestial consequence -- in a dimension where the cogs of time got jammed." - Mark Spitzer, Toad Suck Review Editor, Professor of Writing at the University of Central Arkansas

"A smart, energetic and funny piece of writing." 

- Bethany Gibson, Fiction Editor of Goose Lane Editions 

"Brilliant satire, playfully serious [...] do not waste even a single paragraph"
- Rita Bonet, Os Meus Livros

***Now go check out the rest of the lovely folks in this hop!

Leeswammes Ciska’s Book Chest The Book Garden Sam Still Reading Ephemeral Digest Curiosity Killed the Bookworm Rikki’s Teleidoscope The Things You Can Read (US) Seaside Book Nook The Relentless Reader (US) Under a Gray Sky Blog Exurbanis Candle Beam Book Blog Booklover Book Reviews Books in the Burbs (US) River City Reading (US) Lakeside Musing (US) Read Lately (US) The Book Diva’s Reads A Place That Does Not Exist Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book (US) A corner of the library Roof Beam Reader The Misfortune of Knowing Girl Vs Bookshelf

heavenali Love at First Book The Little Reader Library The Siren’s Tale Musings and Ramblings The Readers Realm (US) Lost Generation Reader Readerbuzz Literary Meanderings Book Clutter Bay State Reader’s Advisory Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity Nose in a book Audios & More Laurie Here Mythical Books Books in the City Alex in Leeds Literature Frenzy! Guiltless Reading (yep, you're here!)