by John Ralston Saul · Círculo de Lectores, 1990, Barcelona. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422630777
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«El placer eterno» is the adventure novel by John Ralston Saul, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (318 pages, in Spanish).
James Spenser, former curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum, tries to smuggle twenty statues representing the life of Buddha across the Thai border. His ideals and ambition lead him on a journey through the Indochinese jungle, in a context of relentless nature, mortal dangers, action and passions, with a setting faithful to one of the most conflict-ridden areas on the planet.
Second part of the Field trilogy, originally published in 1986 and translated into Spanish by Jordi Gubern.
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian writer, political philosopher, and public intellectual. Saul is most widely known for his writings on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of manager-led societies; the confusion between leadership and managerialism; military strategy, in particular irregular warfare; the role of freedom of speech and culture; and critiques of the prevailing economic paradigm. He is a champion of freedom of expression and was the International President of PEN International, an association of writers. Saul is the co-founder and co-chair of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, a national charity promoting the inclusion of new citizens. He is also the co-founder and co-chair of 6 Degrees, the global forum for inclusion. Saul is also the husband to the former governor general Adrienne Clarkson, making him the Viceregal consort of Canada during most of her service (1999–2005).
