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The Autumn of the Patriarch

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One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most intricate and ambitious works, <i>The Autumn of the Patriarch</i> is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power. From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of <i>The Autumn of the Patriarch</i> embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictatorship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.

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The Autumn of the Patriarch, Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa

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Année de publication
1977
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Titre
The Autumn of the Patriarch
Langue
Anglais
Éditeur
Avon Books
Publié
1977
Format
souple
Pages
251
ISBN10
0380017741
ISBN13
9780380017744
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One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most intricate and ambitious works, <i>The Autumn of the Patriarch</i> is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power. From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of <i>The Autumn of the Patriarch</i> embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictatorship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.