Originally published in Spanish as El desfile del amor in 1984.
Contents:
ch. 11 Crabs on the March!. ch. 2 The Vanquished Party -- ch. 3 Perfect Hostess -- ch. 4 Corridors and Surprises -- ch. 5 Ida Werfel Speaks to Her Daughter -- ch. 6 Who Sings and Dances -- ch. 7 In the Garden of Juan Fernandez -- ch. 8 Portrait of a Diva -- ch. 9 The Love Parade -- ch. 10 The Detestable Mexican Castrato -- ch. 11 Crabs on the March!.
Summary:
"Following the chance discovery of certain documents, a historian sets out to solve the mystery of a murder committed in the building where he lived as a ten-year-old in Mexico City's Colonia Roma in autumn 1942. Mexico had just declared war on Germany, and its capital became a colorful cauldron of European émigrés: German communists, Nazi spies, Spanish republicans, Trotsky and his disciples, Balkan kings, financiers, and secret agents from Allied and Axis countries alike. As the historian-turned-detective begins his investigation, he introduces us, chapter by chapter, to an eccentric parade of characters from Mexico City's political, artistic, intellectual, and upper classes. Pitol constructs a novel that turns on mistaken identities, blurred memories, and conflicting interest, and whose protagonist is haunted by the inescapable possibility that he might never uncover the truth."--Back cover.
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