Secondary source, Reviews of Books About Gabriel García Márquez
Publication Date:
2003
Published:
Long Beach, CA : California State University
Location:
Library, University of Illinois
Notes:
"The purpose of this study is to examine the image of the dictator in literature of Latin America. The dictator, as he is depicted in the works of Alejo Carpentier, Augusto Roa Bastos, and Gabriel García Márquez, is a central archetypal icon who embodies the tragic history of anti-democratic rule in the Latin American republics. The dictator, however, also personifies the complexities and contradictions that come with military rule. The three authors seek to examine the dynamics of dictatorial power, but they also explore deeper psychological, aesthetic, historical, and philosophical problems surrounding the novel of the dictator."