Overview
- The 240-page novel was released on February 11 by Revuelta Editores and is now available in bookstores and online, with a listed price of 79 soles in Peru.
- The narrative fictionalizes the brief 2002 military revolt that temporarily removed Hugo Chávez, centering on infighting and fraught decisions among commanders.
- Bayly presents the work as satirical, arguing in recent comments that Chávez and later Nicolás Maduro crushed humorous dissent in Venezuela.
- ABC critic Juan Ángel Juristo commends the book’s “journalistic pulse” and narrative maturity, calling it a precise account that turns pivotal days into Latin American history.
- El Mundo’s David Jiménez Torres notes a nimble structure and lively tone, contending the novel’s merits extend beyond strict historical reconstruction.