Dark Green, Bright Red

By Gore Vidal

Book Overview

Rainy season is over, perfect for a revolution. For Peter it seems a game the General and his beautiful daughter are playing. But the blood spilled is real, as are the forces secretly lusting for power.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345334574
• ISBN13: 9780345334572
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

The Power That Is In The Hands Of The Few

The political writings of Gore Vidal are timeless. Originally published in 1950, the novel is set in a mythical South American country that has resources to plunder and a multi-national corporation willing to do the bidding for U.S. government interests. In the mix is the deposed president - who firmly believes that his powerful "friends" will help him and his son regain power - and a former U.S. Army officer with tacit knowledge that a handshake from some is actually a death sentence. The former president is playing a game that he feels he has the cards to win. It is much too late when he realizes that he was just another puppet on a string who will be remembered as only a footnote in the history of his nation. Set the scene in another location, tweak the characters a bit and the reader is drawn into yet another conflict that benefits the few, while leaving a bloody trail under the guise of fighting for freedom and democracy.