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The Eagle's Throne is a political novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, originally published in Spanish as La silla del águila. Set in Mexico in 2020, it presents correspondence among politicians and other figures maneuvering for power after the country loses electronic communications. Its epistolary structure allows multiple narrators to expose their ambitions, alliances, betrayals, and competing accounts of national politics.
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Why are the characters in The Eagle's Throne writing letters instead of using phones?
Carlos Fuentes sets the novel in Mexico in 2020, after a satellite failure cuts phones, fax machines and email. The blackout forces politicians to reveal ambition, sex and betrayal through written correspondence. [Penguin Random House](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/56876/the-eagles-throne-by-carlos-fuentes/)
What causes Mexico's communications blackout in The Eagle's Throne?
Mexico's president opposes the US occupation of Colombia and demands higher prices for Mexican oil. The US president retaliates by creating a supposed glitch in a Florida satellite, cutting the country's communications. [Penguin Random House](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/56876/the-eagles-throne-by-carlos-fuentes/)
Who is competing for the Eagle's Throne in the novel?
The Eagle's Throne is Mexico's presidency, and the political struggle involves Nicolás Valdivia, Tácito de la Canal and former president César León. Their alliances and betrayals are revealed through letters rather than conventional narration. [Bloomsbury](https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/eagles-throne-9780747579373/)
What is the Spanish title of The Eagle's Throne, and who translated it?
The Spanish title is La silla del águila, and the English edition was translated by Kristina Cordero. Random House published the English hardcover in 2006, followed by a 2007 trade paperback. [CiNii Books](https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BA81953722)
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