Volume 52, Number 15 · October 6, 2005
Don't Cry for Me, Venezuela
By Alma Guillermoprieto
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chávez, un hombre que anda por ahí: Una entrevista con Hugo Chávez
by Aleida Guevara
Ocean Press, 145 pp., $14.95
Hugo Chávez sin uniforme: Una historia personal
by Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera Tyszka
Caracas: Random House Mondadori, 413 pp., $19.95
Hugo Chávez: The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela
by Richard Gott
Verso, 315 pp., $18.00 (paper)
La Revolución como espectáculo
by Colette Capriles
Caracas: Random House Mondadori, 213 pp., $16.75
On the reality show that Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, stages at irregular but frequent intervals for the benefit of his nation, he is the only star. Most Sundays, he can be seen on the all-day program Aló Presidente, which is obligatory viewing for anyone who might be interested in knowing what will be on the political agenda the following week, but there are also unscheduled interruptions to the evening newscasts and telenovelas, when the President takes over the networks to discuss whatever might be on his mind.
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