<![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]>

false 23887 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 23887 55 6325280 book 1384 total:1685|5:403|4:571|3:501|2:164|1:46| 1685 6176 2594 115 13450 3.91 173534 13772 30903601 648817 987799 0380017741 9780380017744 1 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200712641m/987799.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200712641s/987799.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/987799.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 4.00 8 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, renowned as a master of magical realism, creates stories that grip the imagination. Set in exotic locals, peoples with unforgettable characters, and crafted with exquisite prose, his stories transport the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.

One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most intricate and ambitious works, The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, the novel is overflowing with symbolic descriptions as it vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictatorship. From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator embodies at once the best and the worst of human nature.

]]> 1384 5 5 false Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 10:16:25 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 15:20:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 27635469 812285 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1277 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 4 3 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 11:49:56 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 16:13:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 38051913 120478 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 0 2 false Tue Nov 18 10:37:54 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 11:13:18 -0800 2008
It's racy, delusional, oh so very violent (in language, sex, war, illness, execution, thought, et...more...]]> 2847276 163833 1046960 0060932678 9780060932671 1 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180488686m/1046960.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180488686s/1046960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1046960.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 12 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, renowned as a master of magical realism, creates stories that grip the imagination. Set in exotic locals, peoples with unforgettable characters, and crafted with exquisite prose, his stories transport the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.

]]> 1384 5 2 false Sun Jul 08 20:04:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 20:10:40 -0700 2007 Seven years. I guess that's how long it takes to make sure fifty-page chapters are turned into one paragraph and as few sentences as possible. But the effect is to make the entire book run together and make each story within the story melt into the ones...more...]]> 9558440 641787 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 3 2 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 10:37:59 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 19:27:16 -0800 2007 more...]]> 12890635 688942 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 5 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 03:34:42 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 22:41:28 -0800 2008 Very dreamlike and compelling. Don't be intimidated by the paragraphless format, the sparse punctuation or the constantly shifting prspective. That would certainly be a problem if applied by less capable hands then Marquez's, but in this case we're dealing with a narrative that is less dis...more...]]> 39014805 1764181 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 5 1 false Mon Dec 01 06:41:13 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 07:04:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 37392668 1439240 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 5 1 false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 20:59:55 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 19:46:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 60466690 1425694 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 0 0 false Sat Jun 20 19:14:19 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 19:18:38 -0700 2009 Martin tells us that in García Márquez’s own estimation, his greatest book is “The Autumn of the Patriarch,” from 1975 — a book that is an extended homage to Darío, who is invoked at the beginning and again at the very end, and who, somewhere in the middle, shows up as a character, sailin...more...]]> 55534012 2302067 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 5 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat May 09 19:48:48 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 19:48:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66950207 1854110 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 3 1 false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 08:40:58 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 04:52:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48200871 2094631 1497633 9647196326 9 <![CDATA[پاییز پدرسالار]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222292215m/1497633.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222292215s/1497633.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1497633._ 3.51 124 1384 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Mar 04 07:19:23 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 07:47:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 39690205 1595030 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 3 0 false Tue Dec 09 09:27:05 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:40:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 41359349 1842069 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 2 0 false Tue Dec 30 20:01:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 20:07:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 61728082 142188 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 23:48:53 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:15:17 -0700 2009
Quote that caught me in a rereading loop on the train this morning: "...God damn it, because when I finally die the politicians will come back and divide up the mess the way it was during the times of the Goths, you'll see, he said, ...more...]]> 209459 9580 23887 0060882867 9780060882860 81 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050m/23887.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167484050s/23887.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23887.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.67 1685 The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant and the corruption of power.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.]]> 1384 3 0 false Fri Mar 09 07:33:16 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 28 14:54:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 9447251 426735 1497633 9647196326 9 <![CDATA[پاییز پدرسالار]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222292215m/1497633.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222292215s/1497633.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1497633._ 3.67 1685 1384 3 0 false Fri Nov 23 04:29:38 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 08 03:06:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 68431501 408190 1457242 0330255606 9780330255608 5 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188617027m/1457242.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188617027s/1457242.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1457242.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.60 104 1384 4 0 false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 04:58:59 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 02:23:17 -0700 2009
When I saw solid pages of prose, with no paragraphs, and sentences that run on for pages I thought I was going to struggle with this book.

But I really enjoyed it. I quickly found myself falling in with its to...more...]]> 68452168 2643791 1497633 9647196326 9 <![CDATA[پاییز پدرسالار]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222292215m/1497633.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222292215s/1497633.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1497633._ 3.67 1685 1384 3 0 false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 09:30:36 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 03:59:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8340504 164338 527212 0060919639 9780060919634 5 <![CDATA[The Autumn of the Patriarch]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175547403m/527212.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175547403s/527212.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/527212.The_Autumn_of_the_Patriarch 3.45 20 New York Times Book Review]]> 1384 3 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 28 03:21:26 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 09 03:50:05 -0700 2008
Unfortunately it's also nearly impossible to wrap your brain around. Without any chapter...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=23887