The Autumn of the Patriarch
E19452
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Autumn of the Patriarch canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| 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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surreal ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| workOf | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
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