The main character of this work uses resins from the ";Tree-of-the-Word"; and the ";china clay of Tobati"; to make ";listening-flowerpots."
The main character of this work uses resins from the ";Tree-of-the-Word"; and the ";china clay of Tobati"; to make ";listening-flowerpots."; After a cow is murdered in this novel, a bezoar inside its stomach is believed to give prophecies. Its title character once owned an ivory pen named";Loco Solo,"; which destroys paper when used for writing. Helen Lane's translation of this novel ends with a ";Final Compiler's Note"; written by Policarpo. A handwritten note stating ";On the occasion of my death, I order that my corpse be decapitated"; is found pinned to a cathedral at the beginning of this surreal novel, which largely consists of dialogue between the title character and his secretary. Published fourteen years after its author's first novel, Son of Man, it fictionalizes the life of Dr. Francia, a Paraguayan dictator. For 10 points, name this novel by Augusto Roa Bastos.
The main character of this work uses resins from the ";Tree-of-the-Word"; and the ";china clay of Tobati"; to make ";listening-flowerpots."
Yo El Supremo [or I, the Supreme]