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Name: The Adventure of the Busts of Eva Peron

Author: Carlos Gamerro
Year: 2004
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1975. The cusp of Argentina's Dirty War. The magnate Tamerlan has been kidnapped by guerrillas, demanding a bust of Eva Peron be placed in all ninety-two offices of his company. The man for the job: Marrone. His mission: to penetrate the ultimate Argentinian mystery--Eva Peron, the legendary Evita.
Carlos Gamerro's novel is a caustic and original take on Argentina's history.

Carlos Gamerro is one of the best-known and most highly regarded contemporary Argentine writers. Born in 1962, he has published six works of fiction, including the novels The Islands (2014, And Other Stories) and An Open Secret (2011).