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The News from Paraguay : A Novel Paperback - 2004
by Lily Tuck
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- very good
- Paperback
A historical epic that tells an unusual love story, "The News from Paraguay" offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of 19th-century Paraguay, a largely untouched wilderness where Europeans and North Americans intermingle with both the old Spanish aristocracy and native Guaran' Indians.
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- Title The News from Paraguay : A Novel
- Author Lily Tuck
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2004
- Features Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0060934867I4N00
- ISBN 9780060934866 / 0060934867
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: French
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Library of Congress subjects Biographical fiction, Love stories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003062452
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
From the publisher
From the rear cover
The year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano -- the future dictator of Paraguay -- begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asuncin and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream -- one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.
With the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, The News from Paraguay recalls the epic novels of Gabriel Garca Mrquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.
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Citations
- Ingram Advance, 02/01/2005, Page 104
- New York Times, 01/09/2005, Page 22