Two Spies in Caracas: Venezuela’s Collapse, in Truth and Fiction
Two Spies in Caracas: Venezuela’s Collapse, in Truth and Fiction
Venezuelan columnist Moisés Naím’s first novel is both a fast-moving thriller and a warning about growing populist pressures.
Venezuela’s implosion is among the greatest human tragedies of the 21st century, with the country’s people facing ever-worsening shortages of food, medicine and electricity amid epic levels of violence – much of it state-sponsored. Today’s heartbreaking reality obscures the fact that, not even a decade ago, Venezuela – and the socialist “Bolivarian revolution” launched by its late leader, Hugo Chávez – was seen by many as a glorious success, a model not just for Venezuela but for the whole region.
How the country, once one of Latin America’s most prosperous and stable democracies,...
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