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| 008 | 220222s19781978nyc 000 1 eng d | ||
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_aLAS FIC FUE _2 |
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| 100 | 1 |
_aFuentes, Carlos _d(1928-2012) |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 |
_aThe hydra head _c/ Carlos Fuentes |
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_aNew York _b: Farrar, Straus Giroux _c, c1978 |
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_a292 p. _c; 21 cm |
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| 500 | _aTranslation of La cabeza de la hidra. | ||
| 520 | _aSet in Mexico, and features the Mexican secret service. It is the story of the attempt by the Mexican government to retain control of a recently discovered national oil field. Secret agents from Arab lands, Israel, and the United States attempt to wrest control of the source for their own purposes. In a plot thick with dirty tricks, violence, sex, amazing coincidences, and betrayals, the novel's movie-loving hero, Felix Maldonado, confronts the villains. | ||
| 546 | _aTranslated from the Spanish to English | ||
| 650 | 4 |
_aOil industry _v--Fiction |
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| 650 | 4 |
_aSecret service _v--Fiction |
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| 651 | 4 |
_aMexico _v--Fiction |
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| 700 | 1 | _aPeden, Margaret Sayers | |
| 942 | _cLAS | ||
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