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Article: The Peron Novel
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- November 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright Organization of American States, Sales and Promotion Division Nov/Dec 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Peron Novel,
by Tomas Eloy Martinez. Trans., Helen Lane. New York: Vintage International, 1999.
On June 20, 1973, General Juan Peron was flying over the Atlantic headed toward Buenos Aires, where, after eighteen years of exile, he was once again to take up the reins of power. He was accompanied by his wife, Isabel, and her entourage of pampered dogs; his mysterious secretary, Jose Lopez Rega; the inept and fatuous president, Hector J. Campora; and a gaggle of underlings and yes-men. As the aircraft approached Buenos Aires, Peron was informed that his return had provoked an uprising. Considered a national hero by some and a ruthless tyrant by others, Peron had always provoked ...