García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014
The General in his labyrinth / Gabriel Garcia Marquez. - London : Penguin Books Ltd, 2008. - 285 p. ; 20 cm.
Presents the story of Simon Bolivar who swept the Spanish back to Europe, liberating South America with his youthful vitality. But lonely, embittered and sickly at the age of forty-six, his power has dwindled. This book tells how he clings to the man he used to be, despite the assassination attempts, jeering and humiliation he encounters. In his younger days, Simon Bolivar swept the Spanish back to Europe, liberating South America with his youthful vitality. But lonely, embittered and sickly at the age of forty-six, his power has dwindled, coups abound and it's time for The Liberator to send himself into the exile of retirement. Wending his way down the Magdalena River towards the Caribbean with his faithful servant, Jose Palacios, Bolivar's journey is hindered by his own reluctance to let his power go. Despite the assassination attempts, jeering and humiliation he encounters, his fear of fading into the shadows keeps him clinging to the man he used to be.
9780141032528 (pbk.) 0141032529 (pbk.)
Bolaivar, Simaon, 1783-1830. --Fiction
Revolutionaries--Latin America--Fiction
Heads of state--South America--Fiction
Heads of state--Latin America--Fiction.
863.64 / GAR 2008
The General in his labyrinth / Gabriel Garcia Marquez. - London : Penguin Books Ltd, 2008. - 285 p. ; 20 cm.
Presents the story of Simon Bolivar who swept the Spanish back to Europe, liberating South America with his youthful vitality. But lonely, embittered and sickly at the age of forty-six, his power has dwindled. This book tells how he clings to the man he used to be, despite the assassination attempts, jeering and humiliation he encounters. In his younger days, Simon Bolivar swept the Spanish back to Europe, liberating South America with his youthful vitality. But lonely, embittered and sickly at the age of forty-six, his power has dwindled, coups abound and it's time for The Liberator to send himself into the exile of retirement. Wending his way down the Magdalena River towards the Caribbean with his faithful servant, Jose Palacios, Bolivar's journey is hindered by his own reluctance to let his power go. Despite the assassination attempts, jeering and humiliation he encounters, his fear of fading into the shadows keeps him clinging to the man he used to be.
9780141032528 (pbk.) 0141032529 (pbk.)
Bolaivar, Simaon, 1783-1830. --Fiction
Revolutionaries--Latin America--Fiction
Heads of state--South America--Fiction
Heads of state--Latin America--Fiction.
863.64 / GAR 2008