Augusto Roa Bastos: 2 books
by Augusto Roa Bastos, Helene Carol Weldt-Basson
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
The Prosecutor is the third novel of a trilogy written by the internationally famous Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos. It was preceded by the novels Son of Man and I The Supreme. Together these three works contemplate what the author has termed “the monotheism of power.” The Prosecutor explores...
by Augusto Roa Bastos
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and Policarpo Patiño, his secretary and only companion. The opening pages present a sign that they had found nailed to the wall of a cathedral, purportedly written by Dr. Francia himself and...