The President

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
1946

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781474614627
Related ISBNs:
9781474611176
Publisher:
Orion
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Humor, Politics and Government
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