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'OVER THE WEEKEND THE VULTURES GOT INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE BY PECKING THROUGH THE SCREENS ON THE BALCONY WINDOWS AND THE FLAPPING OF THEIR WINGS STIRRED UP THE STAGNANT TIME INSIDE' As the citizens of an unnamed Caribbean nation creep through dusty corridors in search of their tyrannical leader, they cannot comprehend that the frail and withered man lying dead on the floor can be the self-styled General of the Universe. Their arrogant, maniacally violent leader, known for serving up traitors to dinner guests and drowning young children at sea, can surely not die the humiliating death of a mere mortal? Tracing the demands of a man whose egocentric excesses mask the loneliness of isolation and whose lies have become so ingrained that they are indistinguishable from truth, Márquez has created a fantastical portrait of despotism that rings with an air of reality.

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

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Jaar van publicatie
2014
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Titel
The Autumn of the Patriarch
Taal
Engels
Jaar van publicatie
2014
Formaat
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
240
ISBN10
0241980429
ISBN13
9780241980422
Reeks
Categorieën
Eerste editie
1975
Oorspronkelijke titel
El otoño del patriarca
Beoordeling
3,9 van 5
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'OVER THE WEEKEND THE VULTURES GOT INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE BY PECKING THROUGH THE SCREENS ON THE BALCONY WINDOWS AND THE FLAPPING OF THEIR WINGS STIRRED UP THE STAGNANT TIME INSIDE' As the citizens of an unnamed Caribbean nation creep through dusty corridors in search of their tyrannical leader, they cannot comprehend that the frail and withered man lying dead on the floor can be the self-styled General of the Universe. Their arrogant, maniacally violent leader, known for serving up traitors to dinner guests and drowning young children at sea, can surely not die the humiliating death of a mere mortal? Tracing the demands of a man whose egocentric excesses mask the loneliness of isolation and whose lies have become so ingrained that they are indistinguishable from truth, Márquez has created a fantastical portrait of despotism that rings with an air of reality.