The Autumn of the Patriarch

The Autumn of the Patriarch

Gabriel García Márquez

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1975

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Original title: El otoño del patriarca.

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.

 

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Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (born 1927) is a Colombian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist. He is one of Latin America's most famous writers. He has achieved critical acclaim and commercial success, most notably for popularizing a literary style labeled as magical realism.

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