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I the Supreme

Augusto Roa Bastos

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Description:A towering achievement from a foundational author of modern Latin American literature: through the historical figure of Paraguay's nineteenth-century "Supreme Dictator for Life," José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia I the Supreme brilliantly explores the relationships between language, politics, oppression, and freedom.I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and his secretary, Policarpo Patiño. The opening pages present a sign that they had found nailed to the wall of a cathedral, purportedly written by Dr. Francia himself and ordering the execution of all of his servants upon his death. This sign is revealed to be a forgery, which takes the leader and his secretary into a larger discussion about the nature of truth and the fallibility of the written word. Their conversation broadens into an epic journey of the mind, stretching across the colonial history of their nation, filled with surrealist imagery and labyrinthine turns. By turns grotesque, comic, and strangely moving, I the Supreme is a profound meditation on the uses and abuses of power—over men, over events, over language itself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I the Supreme. To get started finding I the Supreme, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A towering achievement from a foundational author of modern Latin American literature: through the historical figure of Paraguay's nineteenth-century "Supreme Dictator for Life," José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia I the Supreme brilliantly explores the relationships between language, politics, oppression, and freedom.I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and his secretary, Policarpo Patiño. The opening pages present a sign that they had found nailed to the wall of a cathedral, purportedly written by Dr. Francia himself and ordering the execution of all of his servants upon his death. This sign is revealed to be a forgery, which takes the leader and his secretary into a larger discussion about the nature of truth and the fallibility of the written word. Their conversation broadens into an epic journey of the mind, stretching across the colonial history of their nation, filled with surrealist imagery and labyrinthine turns. By turns grotesque, comic, and strangely moving, I the Supreme is a profound meditation on the uses and abuses of power—over men, over events, over language itself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I the Supreme. To get started finding I the Supreme, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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