The Honorary Consul

About “The Honorary Consul”

In a provincial Argentinean town, Charley Fortnum, a British consul with unclear authority and a fondness for alcohol, is kidnapped by Paraguayan revolutionaries who mistake him for the American ambassador. Dr. Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor with conflicting loyalties, acts as the mediator between the rebels and the authorities. Their interactions create an absurd and tense situation filled with failure, hope, love, and betrayal, set against a backdrop of political unrest. The Honorary Consul is a suspenseful novel that also explores themes of personal and political corruption. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Mark Bosco. The novel was published in 1973 by Graham Greene.