A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism

A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism

Paperback (12 Apr 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

On his first assignment for a rapacious hedge fund, Gabriel embarks to Bolivia at the end of 2005 to ferret out insider information about the plans of the controversial president-elect. If Gabriel succeeds, he will get a bonus that would make him secure for life. Standing in his way are his headstrong mother, herself a survivor of Pinochet's Chile, and Gabriel's new love interest, the president's passionate press liaison. Caught in a growing web of lies and questioning his own role in profiting from an impoverished people, Gabriel sets in motion a terrifying plan that could cost him the love of all those he holds dear.

In the tradition of Martin Amis, Joshua Ferris, and Sam Lipsyte-set against the stunning mountainous backdrop of La Paz and interspersed with Bolivia's sad history of stubborn survival-Peter Mountford examines the critical choices a young man makes as his world closes in on him.

Book information

ISBN: 9780547473352
Publisher: HMH Books
Imprint: Mariner Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 289
Weight: 295g
Height: 201mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 23mm