Sweet Waist of America: journeys around Guatemala

Fascinating book about the author's travels around Guatemala in 1987. Anthony Daniels, a noted British writer under the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, spent eight months in the country and came to view it as a second home. Guatemala's affairs are complex, unpredictable, and very often beyond categorization. More than a travel book, "Sweet Waist of America" twists the strands of politics, history, philosophy, and religion into a portrait that is fascinating, beautifully written, and unforgettably thought-provoking. With detailed index. 250 pages.