The Dictator And The Hammock

ISBN-13: 9780099548645 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 288 str.

Daniel Pennac

Opis

Manuel Pereira da Ponte Martins, beloved dictator of the state of Teresina in Brazil, develops agoraphobia the day a fortune-teller predicts he will die being torn limb from limb by an angry mob. His life becomes unbearable and he decides to hire a double to stand in while he set off to enjoy himself in the fleshpots of Europe.