Bazaar of the Idiots
By Colombian writer Gustavo Alvarez GardeazábalTranslated by Jonathan Tittler and Susan F. Hill
ISBN: 0-935480-48-X
Price: $15.00
Pages: 192
"In this funny spoof on religion, morals, and manners in
the town of Tuluá, Colombian novelist Gardeazábal (the mayor
of Tuluá) presents a world where sinners are blessed with
divine restorative power while zealous adherents suffer the
torments of hell....Though powerful in its criticism of
religious and social repression, the book's humor packs the
biggest punch."
--Publishers Weekly
"His novel is wholly original, filling its own space with
its own music...a raucous cacophony of sound that leaves us
laughing and filled with wonder."
--Washington Post
"Bazaar of the Idiots is a rambunctious novel
bursting with wit and sarcasm. The story of Tulua and its
amusing, colorful citizens, Bazaar is an all-too-real,
and yet fantastic piece of writing....It is clear from Bazaar
of the Idiots that Gustavo Alvarez Gardeazábal is an
immense talent and his book a literary gem in contemporary
Latin American fiction."
--Miami Herald