dictator novel dictator novel spanish del genre latin american literature challenges role dictator latin american society theme charismatic political addressed examining relationships power dictatorship writing dictator novel role writer latin american society associated 1960s 1970s dictator novel genre roots nineteenth century novel indirect critique argentina forerunner dictator novel genre subsequent dictator novels established goal genre analyze rule particular focus historical accuracy examine abstract nature authority figures authority general considered dictator novel story strong political themes drawn history critical examination power held dictator general reflection nature dictator novels centre historical dictator albeit fictional guise analyze economics politics rule history book dictator novel genre includes dominican_republic alternatively novelist create fictional dictator achieve narrative end dictator composite man assembled historical genre dictator novel influential development latin american literary tradition rejected traditional linear story telling techniques developed narrative styles blurred reader narrator plot characters story examining authority leadership assessed social roles wisdom like challenged dictator novels literary context literary critic argues dictator novel clearly indigenous thematic tradition latin american literature traces development theme far accounts conquest mexico nineteenth century saw significant literary reflections political power dictator novel associated latin american boom literary movement 1960s 1970s critic dictator novel marks end boom says supreme end entire era latin american history era stretched 1970s dictator novels focused figure aging dictator prey power verge losing definition written published opinion critic real dictator novel literary treatments dictator figure followed genre gain impetus political climate cold war latin american boom dictator novel came fashion 1970s end boom remarks 1970s mark new stage evolution latin american dictator novel characterized developments change perspective dictator viewed new focus nature language means dictator novels 1970s autumn patriarch supreme offer reader intimate view subject dictator protagonist world seen point view new focus language points authors power derived defeated language example dictator forms language according 1970s latin american writers published novels dealing military regimes dictator novel common nomenclature celebrated novels era autumn patriarch defines dictator novel novel draws historical record create fictionalized versions way author able use specific explain general dictator novels centred rule particular dictator group includes took task authoritarian figures conversation cathedral del includes novel society dictatorship described dictator novel dictator style theme dictator novel genre combined narrative strategies modern writing techniques constructed largely late 1960s 1970s included use interior radically stream consciousness narrative varying narrative points view innovative narrative strategies frequent lack boom writer contributor dictator novel genre pioneered came known magical realism use technique necessarily dictator novel utilize magical realism predominant theme dictator novel power according literary critic review linked theme dictatorship enduring power latin american dictator novel enduring power latin american novels known read ambitious political statements denouncing authority latin_america political statements dictator novel authors challenged power creating link power writing force pen example supreme novel revolves central theme language power inherent forms power present communication argues fear abuse constant worry writing stem fact found power implicit language defines power able unable language separate embodiment power things act mean realized control language particularly written language life threatens constant theme runs latin american dictator novel gained importance frequency latin american boom latin american united_states example faces opposition shortly losing material backing cia previously held years light anti communist gender additional overarching theme dictator novels national portraits latin_america insist importance women men healthy happy productive patriotic national literary treasures reflect government rhetoric way code active citizenship male enduring motif dictator novel connection pen latin american fiction pattern explained far complex according find violent fantasies find violent social relations actual men women latin american works include characters act violent narrative structure provides readers alternative responses fantasies masculine identity formation historical context latin american history independence latin american countries subject right left wing authoritarian regimes stemming history group dominated given long history novels individual problems dictatorship like legacy racial conflict pushing absolute authority rise contain born seeking unlimited power amend laws prevent reelection example altered constitution permit return power focus dictator novel supreme instance based dictator early nineteenth century called differ terms govern author states male absolute personal power strong arm tactics include opposition attacking freedom press creating centralized government backed powerful military force assuming complete control free thought despite intense criticisms leveled figures involved nationalist movements developed simple truths everybody belonged benefits progress shared industrial development priority elected president brazil wanted country progress regardless congress passed laws proposed particular great depression latin american activist governments 1930s saw end nationalist movements latin_america increasing success import positive effect collapse international trade meant local latin american manufacturers fill market left vacant exports twentieth century prominent latin american included dynasty nicaragua chile outside influence united_states interference latin american politics controversial severely criticized noted far want peace controlled certain interests theme dictator novel link power important latin_america accepted military financial support united_states suited turned united_states anti american campaigning gain favour people case promises popularity face yankee los meeting mexican author launched project consisting series biographies depicting latin american called los fathers reading portraits american_civil_war recounts sitting pub thought good idea comparable book latin_america imaginary portrait gallery immediately stepped forward demanding incarnation latin american write observes project completed helped inspire series novels written important authors latin american literary boom development genre domingo published nineteenth century twentieth century dictator novel fictional depictions latin american strong man important domingo work written treatise indirect critique dictatorship directed actual historical figure broader investigation argentine history culture remained fundamental fixture breadth literary exploration latin american environment criticizes historical figure provincial like dictator argentina opposed ideas progress returning exile worked argentina eventually president analysis time author questioned figures like maintained absolute power answering question established place inspirational text later authors perceived power writing text novel novelist voice replaced god creating bridge writing power characteristic dictator novel set post colonial buenos_aires written parts semi autobiographical account deals living police state novel important showed human consciousness like city country terrifying prison attempted examine problem structure problem state manifested monstrous violating ordinary individual privacy home consciousness early twentieth century acted key influence authors goal critique power structures status quo classic dictator novels novel nobel prize winning writer diplomat novel explicitly identify setting early twentieth century guatemala inspired presidency title character novel explores nature political dictatorship effects society overtly political novel latin american keeping time place ambiguous novel represents break narratives point judged adequately reflected reality distinctive use dream imagery repetition combined structure consisting abrupt changes style viewpoint sprang influences furthermore early use literary technique come known magic realism president went influence generation latin american authors early example new novel precursor latin american literary boom great dead occupies important midway point evolution dictator novel emphasizes cultural political importance subsequent influence dictator narratives broadly martin describes remarkable contain seeds mature style book describes fictional dictator rise power selected events regime description funeral funeral revealed body dictator absent replaced transformed great big enormous swollen inflated wrapped documents mail abroad newspapers reports annals official king feast del portrays fictional dictator opens describes ironic tongue cheek note preface declares mere work fiction unaware united_nations permits continued existence regimes like serves pretext novel observes powerful razor sharp satire directed presumably regime like reasons state del synthesis historical figures latin american prominently dictator cuba fictional character bid refined spends half life europe reminiscent civilization novel nature novel combine elements tragedy comedy supreme fictionalized account nineteenth century dictator historical account making use real documents accounts people knew portrayal latin american fiction distinguished quantity detail remarkable capacity moment person embodiment contradictory elements usually associated single person let powerful title derived fact referred supreme making use non traditional writing techniques novel composed separate distinctive styles blurred claims novel immediately unanimously acclaimed novel years critics suspect strictly historical importance greater successful creation autumn patriarch del details life eternal dictator fictional character lives years old book divided sections retelling story infinite power held caribbean based fictional dictator variety real life including homeland spain novel written barcelona venezuela juan key characters novel indian general service patriarch novel proposes interesting contradiction latin_america owe intimate support victims longest standing america revolution indian illustrating importance indian latin_america given home country colombia distinguished recognizing indian populations alive today set period return argentina argentine president heavily influenced sinister novel deals specifically themes surrounding nature male female relationships regime military oppression novel title reference instrument torture invented uses mixture historical facts fiction documents life story rivalries ranks allowed author construct intimate portrait historically accurate method analyzing early history family upbringing motivation actions later life linked similar analyses general labyrinth general fictionalized account days life known freed spanish rule territory subsequently venezuela colombia peru ecuador character general portrayed glorious hero traditional history presented instead develops protagonist prematurely aged man physically ill mentally exhausted del recounts detail dramatic intensity days dictator dominican_republic infuriated despite long standing ally united_states anti communist stance longer favour administration withdrawn backing discovering extensive human rights violations following interwoven storylines assassins daughter man served inner circle advisers novel reveals political social environment dominican_republic past present story opens closes story effectively framing narrative terms remembering understanding past legacy present dictator novels latin american novels explore political themes centre rule particular dictator informally classified dictator novels example manual novel urban revolutionary struggle asks reader examine broader societal matters language sexuality modes interpretation time butterflies tells story sisters patriotism transformed behaved catholic political thirty year dictatorship dominican_republic novel sought officially obscured history deaths sisters determine happened determine sisters happened national politics dominican_republic mock diary intimate diary los protagonist shoots narrator latin american boom revolt control fictional narration recent work united_states banana puerto rican prisoner father king united states banana imprisoned years dungeon statue liberty crime having born story begins september coup état general president chile writer professor literature describes aforementioned novels dictator novels reminiscent genre subtly political fiction addresses themes different dictator novel divorced politics stories read meditation horror absolute power legacy difficult establish exact origin dictator novel nineteenth century intellectual influence spans latin american literature novels written middle years twentieth century unique literary style employed techniques new novel writer rejected formal structure conventional literary realism arguing simplistic assumption reality easily narrative flaw genre dictator novel literary concept novel order readers examine ways political social affect daily lives regional politics social issues stories yielded universal human concerns traditional novel ordered world view gives way fragmented distorted fantastic narrative reader active role thematic story additional narrative substance formal literary categories author narrator character plot story reader order examine link author authority figure novelist author important telling tale dictator novels writers questioned traditional story role novelist privileged paternal figure authoritative father divine creator meaning seen originate fulfilled role dictator
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