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Miguel Angel Asturias - The President
This masterpiece by Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974), a famous Guatemalan writer, winner of the Nobel Prize, and the pioneer of "magical realism", published in 1946, is not only one of the most important Latin American novels written on the subject of dictators, but also one of the most important works of the entire world literature. The author portrays an unknown country, a dictator with a nameless but real prototype and weaves his story, presenting only some of his stupid and brutal actions, showing how they can destroy the lives of individuals and affect the whole society. The novel has real foundations. the author witnessed how one of the political opponents of the dictatorial president of his country was tortured to death, believing that his wife had been unfaithful to him.
This masterpiece by Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974), a famous Guatemalan writer, winner of the Nobel Prize, and the pioneer of "magical realism", published in 1946, is not only one of the most important Latin American novels written on the subject of dictators, but also one of the most important works of the entire world literature. The author portrays an unknown country, a dictator with a nameless but real prototype and weaves his story, presenting only some of his stupid and brutal actions, showing how they can destroy the lives of individuals and affect the whole society. The novel has real foundations. the author witnessed how one of the political opponents of the dictatorial president of his country was tortured to death, believing that his wife had been unfaithful to him.
| Title in Armenian | Միգել Անխել Աստուրիաս - Պարոն Նախագահ |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Miguel Angel Asturias |
| Compiler(s) | Zaven Boyajyan |
| Translator(s) | Kara Chobanyan |
| Language(s) | Armenian |
| Publisher(s) | Antares |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 312 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Printing | Black & White |
| Size | 15 x 21 cm |
| ISBN | 9789939767161 |
tags: paron nakhagah, migel ankhel asturias