One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most intricate and ambitious works, The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant andthe 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 Garcia Marquez, 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.
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One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most intricate and ambitious works, The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant andthe 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 Garcia Marquez, 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.
Imprint | HarperCollinsPublishers |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | March 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | March 2006 |
Authors | Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
Dimensions | 202 x 134 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 255 |
Edition | 1st Harper Perennial modern classics ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-088286-0 |
Barcode | 9780060882860 |
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LSN | 0-06-088286-7 |