The Autumn of the Patriarch
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The Autumn of the Patriarch is a novel by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays the surreal, oppressive world of a timeless Caribbean dictator through dense, lyrical prose characteristic of magical realism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel → |
| author | Gabriel García Márquez → |
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia → |
| depicts |
abuse of power
→
isolation of absolute rulers → personal life of a dictator → political repression → |
| genre |
dictator novel
→
magical realism → novel → |
| influencedBy |
Caribbean political history
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Latin American dictatorships → |
| languageFeature |
baroque syntax
→
rich metaphorical language → |
| literaryMovement | Latin American Boom → |
| literaryTechnique |
hyperbole
→
magical realism → repetition → |
| mainCharacter | the Patriarch → |
| narrativePerspective |
collective first person plural
→
shifting third person → |
| narrativeStyle |
long sentences
→
nonlinear narrative → stream of consciousness → |
| notableFor |
complex narrative voice
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extremely long paragraphs → lack of conventional chapter breaks → |
| originalLanguage | Spanish → |
| partOf | Latin American dictator novel tradition → |
| protagonistDescription | aging Caribbean dictator → |
| setting |
Caribbean dictatorship
→
unnamed Caribbean country → |
| style |
dense prose
→
lyrical prose → surreal imagery → |
| theme |
corruption
→
cult of personality → decay of power → dictatorship → myth and reality → oppression → power → solitude → time → |
| tone |
oppressive
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surreal → tragic → |
| workOf | Gabriel García Márquez → |
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