"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Įvery six years, a Mexican president's term comes to an end, and Mexicans turn their eyes, uneasily and even fearfully, toward the ritual of a new president's selection and ascension to the "Eagle's Throne." Officially, this has always been decided by national election, even during the 70 years when the Party of the Institutionalized Revolution held power and the only "election" that mattered was the furtive process by which the outgoing president chose his successor. The ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave. As the blizzard of activity grows more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. Now, despite the motto that “a Mexican politician never puts anything in writing,” people have no choice but to communicate through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding of man’s motives and desires. Concocting a “glitch” in a Florida satellite, America’s president cuts Mexico’s communications systems–no phones, faxes, or e-mails–and plunges the country into an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions. occupation of Colombia and Washington’s refusal to pay OPEC prices for oil.
In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s idealistic president has dared to vote against the U.S. By turns a tragedy and a farce, an acidic black comedy and an indictment of modern politics, The Eagle’s Throne is a seriously entertaining and perceptive story of international intrigue, sexual deception, naked ambition, and treacherous betrayal. Here is a true literary event–the long-awaited new novel by Carlos Fuentes, one of the world’s great writers.
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