About this title: Si en Leyendas de Guatemala se produjo la toma de conciencia de Miguel Angel Asturias de la identidad nacional de su pais, en El Senor Presidente se produce una denuncia de la dictadura en Guatemala. La importancia de esta novela es enorme como modelo directo o indirecto para los autores de narraciones que tratan tambien el tema de la dictadura: Carpentier, Garcia Marquez o Roa Bastos. Encarna ademas el patron de la nueva novela y el realismo magico.
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Edition: Reissue
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grupo Anaya Comercial
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9788437615172ISBN:8437615178
Description: New. Si en Leyendas de Guatemala se produjo la toma de conciencia de Miguel Angel Asturias de la identidad nacional de su pais, en El Senor Presidente se produce una denuncia de la dictadura en Guatemala. La importancia de esta novela es enorme como model... read more
Description: New. Un volumen de la serie Letras Hispanicas. Incluye introduccion y estudio critico, bibliografia, notas, apendices. Excelente para uso personal o para cursos en escuela secundaria y universidad. Ed. Alejandro Lanoel-d Aussenac, 5a. ed. Pidanos lista completa de toda esta serie con mas de 500 de España y de Hispanoamerica. read more
"Undoubtedly one of the foundational works of what is known as the Spanish American Novel of Dictatorship, El Señor Presidente offers a clear example of the early impact of Modernism and avant-garde mode of expression in Latin America’s narrative. One of the remarkable features of the book is its combination of ways of representation, from the traditional third personal narrator to the use prose poems with a surrealistic twist, also including some dramatic fragments that refer to the modernist experimental theater of Valle-Inclán. The story takes place in an anonymous republic of Central America during the ominous regime of El Señor Presidente, an ambiguous figure who sometimes acts like as a benefactor, and sometimes as a destructive agent. In its complexity, el Señor Presidente shows a strong resemblance to the dualistic deities of the ancient Maya people, which constitute another important reference of the novel. As other novels of dictators in the Hispanic tradition, El Señor Presidente incorporates tragic elements that contribute to the obscure and fatalistic atmosphere that surround the political setting. The characters are physically, mentally, and spiritually imprisoned in an infernal world, where the only way to escape is dying. This edition of the prestigious Cátedra offers an exhaustive introduction and extraordinary footnotes that will be of great help for the reader, native and non-native speakers."
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