The Autumn of the Patriarch - Hardcover

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060114193 ISBN 13: 9780060114190

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1976

Synopsis

Marquez, Gabriel Garcia / Rabassa, Gregory (translator). The Autumn of the Patriarch. First American Edition. New York / Hagerstown / San Francisco / London, Harper & Row, 1976. 16 cm x 24 cm. 269 pages. Original Hardcover with original, unclipped dustjacket in protective collector's - Mylar. Excellent, Near Fine condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some slight fraying to the dustjacket. 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, manically 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. (Amazon) 'Delights with its quirky humanity and black humour and impresses by its total originality' -- Vogue 'Captures perfectly the moral squalor and political paralysis that enshrouds a society awaiting the death of a long-term dictator' --Guardian 'Márquez writes in this lyrical, magical language that no-one else can do' -- Salman Rushdie

About this title

Product Description:

The discovery of a South American dictator's rotting corpse in the deserted tangle of his crumbling palace prompts a search through his past and a colorful chronicle of his progression from popular, beloved, unafraid ruler to isolated, frightened despot

Review:

It asks to be read more than twice, and the rewards are dazzling (Observer)

Delights with its quirky humanity and black humour and impresses by its total originality (Vogue)

Captures perfectly the moral squalor and political paralysis that enshrouds a society awaiting the death of a long-term dictator (Guardian)

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0060114193
• ISBN 13: 9780060114190
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1