In front of an acclaiming multitude at the plaza, the father of the nation climbs up the main balcony banister and jumps. But before reaching the ground, he flights and disappears. This is the beginning of this novel about the excesses of power and the manipulation of popular will. This is the story of Wari, the devil, a leader born in the middle of a mountain who conquest the people fervor and governs with a promise of false prosperity. When the ruler retires with his Machiavellian consultant to enjoy the benefits of his power and to wait a better moment to his plans, everybody asks where is he hidden and what is he thinking up for his coming back.
Situated in an apocalyptic scenario that makes us remember films like Blade Runner, The prince shows us characters and situations that range from hyperrealism to fantastic excess, leaving place to clever humor.
Federico Andahazi, one of the new values of Latin American literature since The anatomist, proves his skill with his new work. A great novel in which the author gets a very especial mix of politic satire and allegoric tales to face us with a real and cruel actual matter.