Augusto Roa Bastos's novel "I the Supreme" (1973) may be one of the most famous and yet least understood works of contemporary Latin American fiction. Based on the 26-year reign of Paraguayan dictator, Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia (1766-1840), the novel carries on dialogues with history in unexp
I the Supreme
- Book ID
- 108883078
- Publisher
- New York : Vintage Books
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 5 MB
- Category
- Standards
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Translation of: Yo, el Supremo
✦ Subjects
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I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and Policarpo PatiNo, his secretary and only companion. The opening pages present a sign that they had found nailed to the wall of a cathedral, purportedly written by Dr. Francia himself and ord