The General in His Labyrinth

1989 · Book · dictator novel, magic realist fiction, historical fiction

Gabriel García Márquez

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The General in His Labyrinth is a 1989 dictator novel by Gabriel García Márquez. It is a fictionalized account of the last seven months of Simón Bolívar, liberator and leader of Gran Colombia. The book traces Bolívar's final journey from Bogotá to the Caribbean coastline of Colombia in his attempt to leave South America for exile in Europe. Breaking with the traditional heroic portrayal of Bolívar El Libertador, García Márquez depicts a pathetic protagonist, a prematurely aged man who is physically ill and mentally exhausted. The story explores the labyrinth of Bolívar's life through the narrative of his memories, in which "despair, sickness, and death inevitably win out over love, health, and life".

Text license: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1989
Genres: dictator novel, magic realist fiction, historical fiction
Created by: Gabriel García Márquez
Countries: Colombia