Country United Kingdom Publication date May 1989 Pages 290 Originally published May 1989 Page count 290 | Language English Media type Print ISBN 0-09-173755-9 | |
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Publishers Hutchinson (UK, May 1989), Simon & Schuster (US, Aug 1990) Similar The Devil's Own Work, Ford Madox Ford, Legacy, Seabed Fluid Flow: The Impa, Short of Glory | ||
Tango is a novel by English author Alan Judd published in 1989 by Hutchinson. Quentin Letts writing in The Daily Telegraph described it as "his funniest novel to date".
Contents
Plot Introduction
The novel tells the story of William Wooding, the overweight 35-year old manager of an English bookshop in the capital of an unnamed South American country. He realizes that Carlos, the newly installed president is an old school friend and soon after is approached by the mysterious Mr Box who recruits him for the now privatized British Intelligence Agency who plan to engineer the overthrow of the government with the assistance of Williams influence with the president. Love interest is provided by Theresa a beautiful prostitute who frequents Maria's Tango club and with whom William falls in love. But Theresa is seeking a better life for herself and has caught the eye of the president.
Reception
The rear jacket of the 1993 Flamingo paperback edition presents the following quotes: