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Written in cogent, measured prose, moving to a somber internal rhythm, this short, historically based novel depicts the last days of Simon Bolivar, aka the Liberator of South America. Aged 46 in 1830, prematurely aged, weary and moribund, the General (as he is referred to throughout), once the hero and president of the republic of nations he freed from Spanish domination, is now past his glory. He is wandering destitute, having renounced the presidency and announced his imminent exile--an act he keeps postponing in the hopes that he will be returned to power. Widely reviled, the object of assassination attempts, suffering from chronic insomnia and daily fevers, the General is cynical, bitter and mercurial, frustrated by his failing powers but unable to face his impending death ("How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" he cries). In flashbacks that integrate capsule portraits of other historical figures important in Bolivar's life, Garcia Marquez invests the narrative with substance and veracity, but finds little opportunity to unleash his remarkable imagination; thus the novel lacks the incandescent quality of One Hundred Years of Solitude and other of his works of magical realism. The author himself regrets the lack of humor in what he refers to as "the horror of this book." Readers will be impressed, but not beguiled. 150,000 first printing; first serial to the New Yorker; BOMC main selection.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient de la Unknown Binding édition.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient de la Unknown Binding édition.
Review
“A fascinating tour de force and a moving tribute to an extraordinary man.” –Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review
“A distinguished book…García Márquez splendidly presents his image of Latin America and of a great man redux.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A stunning portrait, convincing and poignant.” –San Francisco Chronicle
“Passage after passage shines with the brilliance of García Márquez…He has invented some of the magic characters of our age. His General, however, is not only magic, but real.” –The Wall Street Journal
“As usual, García Márquez’s craftsmanship is nothing less than superb. His General’s story is tragic; his telling of it is luminous.” –Dallas Morning News
Translated and with a new Introduction by Edith Grossman
“A distinguished book…García Márquez splendidly presents his image of Latin America and of a great man redux.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A stunning portrait, convincing and poignant.” –San Francisco Chronicle
“Passage after passage shines with the brilliance of García Márquez…He has invented some of the magic characters of our age. His General, however, is not only magic, but real.” –The Wall Street Journal
“As usual, García Márquez’s craftsmanship is nothing less than superb. His General’s story is tragic; his telling of it is luminous.” –Dallas Morning News
Translated and with a new Introduction by Edith Grossman
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