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      The Snake Tree

      by Uwe Timm
      Published
      Apr 1990
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      281
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      Wagner, an all-efficient German engineer, takes in hand the job of rescuing a floundering construction project in the South American rain forest. But before he even reaches the site, his car runs over an emerald-green Acaray snake—marking him, according to local beliefs, for death. Things go from bad to worse. Wagner's slowly degenerating colleagues are useless; his attempts to help the workers bring on a strike that the military regime suppresses; and he botches up the Company's delicate system of bribery. The building is sinking into the red mud faster than it is being built. Losing ground, Wagner tensely observes himself losing balance and events take an ugly turn.

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      Mar 1990 New Directions ISBN13 9780811211215 ISBN10 0811211215
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      Apr 1990 New Directions ISBN13 9780811211017 ISBN10 0811211010
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