Autumn of the Patriarch Book

First Bard Printing Paperback published by Avon Bard Books, N.Y., 1977, 251 pages in Good Condition. Front & Back Cover shows some wear, some scuffing and edge-wear with creasing on the corners. Spine is firm but creased. Text is clean and unmarked with no rips, tears, creases, loose or bent pages. Text has tanning. Still a good clean readable copy. Gabriel García Márquez's classic novel about an eternal dictator, a universal story of the disastrous effects created by the concentration of power into a single man.The book is divided into six sections, each retelling the same story of the infinite power held by the archetypical Caribbean tyrant. Márquez based his fictional dictator on a variety of real-life autocrats such as Franco (Spain) and Pinilla from Marquez's native Colombia. A fascinating novel with incredible depth, richness, intelligence, humor a stunning portrait of a monstrous tyrant. We ship within 24 hours of your purchase with a Delivery Confirmation.Read More