COMANDANTE
“This is a terrific read: funny, constantly informative about Hugo Chávez and the Venezuela he has created, and sure to annoy a great many people.” —Alma Guillermoprieto
“Rory Carroll’s portrait of Venezuela is as nuanced as it is ultimately chilling...” —Michela Wrong
"...Rory Carroll intelligently lays out the puzzle of Chávez’s idiosyncratic populism for us to judge.” —Gioconda Belli
“...An immensely gifted journalist, Carroll has broken new ground with this splendid political biography.” —Michael Shifter
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