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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0434829684
• ISBN13: 9780434829682
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

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.