In his most famous novel, a character called 'the Zany' or 'the Idiot' murders a top Colonel, and Angel Face falls in love with Camila, choosing her over his boss, the country's dictatorial ruler.
Rumours about one of this author's title characters have him sleeping with a whip beside a telephone, or even claim that he never sleeps at all. This author's son took his war name from a character in a work which also sees the postman Nicho go searching for his lost wife. Catalina and Yumi become sorceresses with the intent of controlling the moon spirit in this author's (*) Mulata de Tal, while an aforementioned work opens with the rebellion of Gaspar Ilom against big capitalists who exploit a food staple. In his most famous novel, a character called 'the Zany' or 'the Idiot' murders a top Colonel, and Angel Face falls in love with Camila, choosing her over his boss, the country's dictatorial ruler. For 10 points, name thi author of Men of Maize and El SeÃ±or Presidente, a writer from Guatemala.
Rumours about one of this author's title characters have him sleeping with a whip beside a telephone, or even claim that he never sleeps at all.
Miguel Angel Asturias