THE TRAGEDY OF FIDEL CASTRO.

THE TRAGEDY OF FIDEL CASTRO by JOAO CERQUEIRA.

SOURCE: Received for review from the author.

When God receives a request from Fátima to help prevent a war between Fidel Castro and JFK, he asks his son, Jesus, to return to Earth and diffuse the conflict.

On his island, Fidel Castro faces protests on the streets and realizes that he is about to be overthrown. Alone, surrounded, and aware that the end is fast approaching, he plays his last card.

Meanwhile, Christ arrives on Earth and teams up with Fátima, who is convinced she can create a miracle to avoid the final battle between JFK and Fidel Castro and save the world as we know it. 
..... Outer back cover

FIRST SENTENCE {Prologue}: After the second ring, God answered the phone and heard a woman's anxious voice.

MEMORABLE MOMENT {Page 71/72}: With the two contestants in place, the master of ceremonies grabbed his microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen, to my right, the whorehouse whirlwind, five foot seven inches, one hundred ninety-eight pounds, Madaaaaaae Lolaaaa. To my left, the terror of the confessional, five foot three inches, one hundred seventy-six pounds, theeeeee padreeee."

MY THOUGHTS: They say never judge a book by its cover and as this little gem of a book proves the same applies to judging a book by its title.

Featuring and yet not featuring JFK, Fidel Castro or indeed Jesus Christ or God themselves. As the author points out in the preface The Tragedy Of Fidel Castro is a novel in which, and I quote, 'Christ has nothing to do with Jesus Christ, the son of God', 'God does not represent God, creator of the world and men', 'JFK is someone other than an American president with the same initials' and 'Fidel Castro,' well, 'perhaps has some similarities with the revolutionary leader and dictator.'

That sorted .....

Quirky, unique, and wonderfully witty. Whilst I'm sure I didn't get all of the humour (sadly satire tends to go right over my head) I did laugh at loud - and on more than one occasion - at this short novel that the author describes as an alternative history.

Packed full of wonderfully weird dialogue, some of the conversations between God and Christ are priceless, and as for some of the situations the characters find themselves in. Well, lets just say these are delightfully bizarre.

Ideal for those wanting something that bit different to read. For me this has been the surprise read of the year so far in that I really didn't expect to enjoy it nearly as much as I did.  

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