The Autumn of the Patriarch

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

On Sale: 03/14/2006

The Autumn of the Patriarch

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

On Sale: 03/14/2006

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About the Book

One of Gabriel García Márquez's most intricate and ambitious works, The Autumn of the Patriarch 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 The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. 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.

Critical Praise

"Majestic...Superb...A stunning portrait of hte archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant." — New York Times Book Review

"Majestic...Superb...a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant. Garc'a M rquez is as exorbitant as Melville and Dostoyevsky." — New York Times Book Review

“The Autumn of the Patriarch mines one of the darkest veins in Latin American political history. The central character is a composite of Trujillos, Batistas, and Somozas. His is a genius at the barren politics of survival, capable and guilty of the most savage brutality, a lonely monster who shuffles through his palace every night, checking the locks, looking for assassins, lighting a lantern for a quick exit.” — America

"Majestic...Superb...a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant. Garcia Mcrquez is as exorbitant as Melville and Dostoyevsky." — New York Times Book Review

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780060882860
  • ISBN 10: 0060882867
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
  • On Sale: 03/14/2006
  • Pages: 288
  • List Price:19.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FICTION / Magical Realism
  • BISAC2 : FICTION / Cultural Heritage
  • BISAC3 : FICTION / Literary

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