New York. 1986. July 1986. Avon/Bard. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's

New York. 1986. July 1986. Avon/Bard. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. 0380897652. Translated from the Portuguese by Thomas Colchie. 223 pages. paperback. keywords: Latin America Brazil Literature Translated. DESCRIPTION-CHUPA-CHUPA-Things were heating up in the Amazon jungles. Vera Martins, Ministry of culture agent assigned to Parintins, had run into an old lover with an immediate resumption of amorous activities. And the natives of this steam y tropical village had experienced a tern in encounter with blood sucking aliens. In this case the intruders were Chupa-chupa from outer space, not the United States. Despite scientific evidence-and the involvement of the KGB and CIA-the incident was being covered up by the Brazilian government. Vera, however, was determined to expose the truth about the strange disappearances, deaths, returns-from-the-dead, and an El inspired coup d'etat. The result is a hilariously funny, sharp-edged satire on power and politics, intrigue and absurdity mixed with a salsa beat. TRANSLATED BY THOMAS COLCHIE. inventory #26050.