Patriarch's Autumn

El otoño del patriarca

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"The Patriarch's Autumn" employs a dazzling array of imagery, a whimsical plot, and a powerful narrative structure to depict the omnipotent yet lonely life of a dictator. He enjoyed countless years of glory, yet was unable to change his fate of "incapable of love." Thus, he atoned for this shameless fate with the sins of power, becoming a sacrifice to his own loneliness in a palace populated only by cows.

The Autumn of the Patriarch is García Márquez's greatest literary masterpiece, a masterpiece that embodies magical realism to its fullest extent and best reflects his artistic accomplishments in poetry, music, and other fields. It has been hailed as "the greatest novel in any language in the last fifty years." It is also a deeply emotional confession of Márquez's inner world, infused with his profound sense of loneliness: the loneliness of the Patriarch is a reflection of Márquez's inner loneliness amidst the halo of fame.

★Of all novels written in the last fifty years, in any language, The Autumn of the Patriarch is the greatest. Márquez, in his lyrical and uncanny language, has written a work that is unmatched. —Salman Rushdie

One day, when no one remembers whether Aureliano in One Hundred Years of Solitude was a man or a street, The Autumn of the Patriarch will save me from oblivion. —Gabriel García Márquez

If you see not a dictator but a writer deeply uneasy about his reputation, you will understand the true meaning of this book. When García Márquez wrote this book, the autobiographical element was paramount, and it delved into the darkest depths of human existence and reflected profoundly on his own soul. - "A Life of García Márquez"

★ The most important work of Gabriel García Márquez as a writer is "The Autumn of the Patriarch," not "One Hundred Years of Solitude." This is because it encapsulates other works, including "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera." If "One Hundred Years of Solitude" marked a watershed in his life, then "The Autumn of the Patriarch" is the centerpiece of his work. — Gerard Martin (authoritative Márquez scholar)

2021-07-01

南海出版公司

New Classic Culture

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9787544286060