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The Autumn of the Patriarch

by Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa
$9.90
The Autumn of the Patriarch
The Autumn of the Patriarch

Magical realism portrait of a tyrant's decline.

If you're intrigued by the weaving of real and fantastical, Garcia Marquez's "The Autumn of the Patriarch" might just captivate you. It's an inventive exploration of the intoxicating effects of power that doesn't shy away from showing both the grotesque and the poetic. Delving into this book is like stepping into a vivid, relentless dream that reflects the complexities of human nature.

  • PEN Translation Prize for Gregory Rabassa (1977)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Translation (1977)
  • Mikael Agricola -palkinto (1987)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Autumn of the Patriarch

by Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa
$9.90
ISBN: 9780060932671
Authors: Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Date of Publication: 1999-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.87
(rated by 25333 readers)

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, renowned as a master of magical realism, creates stories that grip the imagination. Set in exotic locales, populated with unforgettable characters, and crafted with exquisite prose, his stories transport the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real. One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most intricate and ambitious works, The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, the novel is overflowing with symbolic descriptions as it vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictatorship. From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator embodies at once the best and the worst of human nature.
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Magical realism portrait of a tyrant's decline.

If you're intrigued by the weaving of real and fantastical, Garcia Marquez's "The Autumn of the Patriarch" might just captivate you. It's an inventive exploration of the intoxicating effects of power that doesn't shy away from showing both the grotesque and the poetic. Delving into this book is like stepping into a vivid, relentless dream that reflects the complexities of human nature.

  • PEN Translation Prize for Gregory Rabassa (1977)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Translation (1977)
  • Mikael Agricola -palkinto (1987)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.