# The Adventures of Juan Planchard - Paperback

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by **Jonathan Jakubowicz** (Author)

**The bestselling wild, fast-paced ride through sex, drugs, revolution, and the morally gray hustle of a man who dares to game the system that destroyed his country--it's _The Wolf of Wall Street_ meets _Scarface_.**

_"My name is Juan Planchard. I'm twenty-nine years old, and I have five million dollars in my account. I own a house in Caracas, another in Madrid, and a high-rise apartment in New York. I run a sportsbook at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. I share a private jet with a friend's frontman. And I'm convinced--down to my bones--that every decision I made during the revolution was the right one. My descendants will thank me."_

So begins _The Adventures of Juan Planchard_, the story of a middle-class nobody turned millionaire by weaponizing the very corruption that swallowed Venezuela. He dines with oligarchs, sleeps with models, and navigates a world where power is the only currency--and morality is a luxury no one can afford.

But in the middle of the chaos, greed, and blood money, Juan falls hard for Scarlet, a sharp, seductive American beauty who just might be his way out--or his ultimate downfall.

### Author Biography

**Jonathan Jakubowicz** is an acclaimed Venezuelan filmmaker and writer. His breakthrough film, _Secuestro Express_, was recognized as a "Critics' Pick" by T_he New York Times_ in 2005. He has since directed the films _Hands of Stone_ (starring Edgar Ramirez, Ana de Armas, and Robert DeNiro) and _Resistance_ (starring Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris, and Bella Ramsey). In 2016, Jakubowicz's debut novel _Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard_ became a bestseller in the Spanish-language market, and one of the bestselling books from a Venezuelan author of all time.

**Number of Pages:** 434

**Dimensions:** 1.04 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** June 09, 2026

**Large Print:** Yes

## Details

- **Price:** 42.71 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Crime, Fiction, Political, South America (General), Thrillers, World Literature

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