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Original Title: El general en su laberinto
ISBN: 1400043336 (ISBN13: 9781400043330)
Edition Language: English
Characters: Simon Bolivar

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(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Gabriel García Márquez's most political novel is the tragic story of General Simón Bolívar, the man who tried to unite a continent. Bolívar, known in six Latin American countries as the Liberator, is one of the most revered heroes of the western hemisphere; in García Márquez's brilliant reimagining he is magnificently flawed as well. The novel follows Bolívar as he takes his final journey in 1830 down the Magdalena River toward the sea, revisiting the scenes of his former glory and lamenting his lost dream of an alliance of American nations. Forced from power, dogged by assassins, and prematurely aged and wasted by a fatal illness, the General is still a remarkably vital and mercurial man. He seems to remain alive by the sheer force of will that led him to so many victories in the battlefields and love affairs of his past. As he wanders in the labyrinth of his failing powers-and still-powerful memories-he defies his impending death until the last. The General in His Labyrinth is an unforgettable portrait of a visionary from one of the greatest writers of our time.

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Title:The General in His Labyrinth
Author:Gabriel García Márquez
Book Format:Hardcover
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 248 pages
Published:October 26th 2004 by Everyman's Library (first published March 20th 1989)
Categories:Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics. Magical Realism

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An honest and compassionate tribute to a truly remarkable hero in the last days of his life.

Triumphantly Rock Star Great, especially when it comes to use of swear words.Favorite quotes:1. "Well, you have chosen the wrong destiny," he said. "The only wars here will be civil wars and those are like killing your own mother."2. "We have always been poor and we haven't needed anything," he told him. "The truth is just the opposite," said the General. "We have always been rich and we haven't anything left."

A masterful tale of Bolivar's last 7 months of life and his journey along the Magdalena River and a planned exile in England. There are flashbacks to Bolivar's triumphs but the book focus is on a tired, sick, broken man who realises the chance to form a great united states of South America has been lost to the entrenched rich families in the various newly created countries.The level of detail in the story is impressive. Bolivar's ennui and frustration is starkly presented. I need to read more

I wavered between a three and four star on this classic but finally settled on three stars. Perhaps it lost something in the translation from Spanish to English but I had a tough time following the narrative. The novel depicts the final voyage of the great Latin American liberator, General Simon Bolivar, down the Magdalena River in 1830. The general has fallen from power and his dreams of a united South American nation-state have deteriorated following the wars of liberation. The book is sort of

A provocative read into the psyche of Bolivar. I feel as though I am hamstrung by my own ignorance of South American history during this period, as well as much of Bolivar's life. It was fascinating to read into the inner politics between his generals and him. The names really lacked meaning they should have.All that set aside, Marquez does an admirable job delving into the existential questions that Bolivar faced, or that Bolivar should have been asking himself in the first place. The novel

Everyone knows of the big historical events that took place in the 1800 during the liberation of Latin America from the Spanish colonization that are of course associated with Simon Bolivar-aka the Liberator. Apart from his vision for a united Latin America that would form the biggest country that would be "half of the world," his wars for integration, and his glories, no one cares to know about his end.Gabo had to do extensive reasearch for two years, contacting people from so many different

This is wonderful. Dense with historical incident, deft characterization, and the telling detail that is García Márquez's hallmark. It's the story of Simón Bolívar--he who liberated South America from Spanish colonial tyranny--and his retreat from public life just prior to his death. The great trick of the novel is to make condensed passages of historical summary ring with life through the recollections of the dying General. Predictably perhaps he obsessively catalogs his enemies' perfidies