The President
Author(s): Miguel Angel Asturias; Frances Partridge (translator)
The President tells the story of a ruthless dictator and his schemes to dispose of a political adversary in an unnamed country usually identified as Guatemala. Drawing on his experience as a journalist writing under repressive conditions, Miguel Angel Asturias provides a blazing indictment of totalitarian government and its damaging psychological effects on society - from the harvest of terror to cowardice, to sycophancy, to treachery and intrigue, and the total sacrifice of human values to lust for power. Written in a language of freedom and originality, full of extraordinary symbolism, biting satire, poetry and dream sequences, with an imagination that is both lyrical and ferocious, The President is a surrealist masterpiece and one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- : 0.266
- : 01 August 2018
- : 2.1 Centimeters X 20 Centimeters X 13.4 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : 288
- : near fine
- : 863.7
- : English
- : Paperback
- : Miguel Angel Asturias; Frances Partridge (translator)