| The General in His Labyrinth Contributor(s): García Márquez, Gabriel (Author), Grossman, Edith (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1400034701 ISBN-13: 9781400034703 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: General Simon Bolivar, "the Liberator" of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful in love, war and politics, he still dances with such enthusiasm and skill that his witnesses cannot believe he is ill. Aflame with memories of the power that he commanded and the dream of continental unity that eluded him, he is a moving exemplar of how much can be won--and lost--in a life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Magical Realism - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003279084 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.3" W x 8.08" (0.51 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: General Simon Bolivar, the Liberator of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful in love, war and politics, he still dances with such enthusiasm and skill that his witnesses cannot believe he is ill. Aflame with memories of the power that he commanded and the dream of continental unity that eluded him, he is a moving exemplar of how much can be won and lost in a life." |