American visa
a novel
by Juan Recacoechea S.
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"Armed with fake papers, a handful of gold nuggets, and a snazzy custom-made suit, an unemployed schoolteacher with a singular passion for detective fiction sets out from small-town Bolivia on a desperate quest for an American visa, his best hope for escaping his painful past and reuniting with his grown son in Miami." "Mario Alvarez's dream of emigration takes a tragicomic twist on the rough streets of La Paz, Bolivia, as he embarks on a series of Kafkaesque adventures, crossing paths with a colorful cast of hustlers, social outcasts, and crooked politicians - and initiates a romance with a straight-shooting prostitute named Blanca. Spurred on by his detective fantasies and his own tribulations, he hatches a plan to rob a wealthy gold dealer, a decision that draws him into a web of high-society corruption but also brings him closer than ever to obtaining his ticket to paradise."--BOOK JACKET.
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Mario Alvarez a plaqué son travail de passeur de contrebande et arrive à La Paz avec un billet pour Miami, où son fils l'attend. Descendu dans un hôtel qui ressemble à la cour des Miracles, Mario pense n'y rester que quelques jours, le temps d'obtenir son visa. Mais ses faux papiers ne font pas illusion. Sa dernière chance, l'agence de voyage Andean Tourism, aux activités plus que louches.
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