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Mr. President

內容簡介

內容簡介 看「大使先生」的你，不能不看的另一部經典「總統先生」。《總統先生》（Asturias-presidente）為魔幻寫實主義的「開山之作」，1967年諾貝爾文學獎得主米格爾•安赫爾•阿斯圖里亞斯最重要的長篇小說之一。描繪一個乖戾、凶殘的專制暴君及其獨裁統治下的畸形社會。本書是中南美洲文學的經典小說。《總統先生》是阿斯圖里亞斯的重要長篇小說之一。書中以1898～1920年間執政的埃斯特拉達‧卡布雷拉為原型，用漫畫式的誇張手法塑造了一個粗俗、怪戾、狡詐、凶殘的專制暴君形象，同時描述了在此人魔掌籠罩下，遍於國中的愚昧、貧窮、淒慘、恐怖氣氛。基於這部作品所揭示的社會問題的深刻現實性及其藝術典型的廣闊涵蓋面，在原著出版後近半個世紀的今天，仍不乏重要的社會認知意義。本中文書介出自《總統先生》南方家園文化事業有限公司出版Nobel Prize–winning Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias’s masterpiece—the original Latin American dictator novel and pioneering work of magical realism—in its first new English translation in more than half a century, featuring a foreword by Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa A Penguin ClassicIn an unnamed country, an egomaniacal dictator schemes to dispose of a political adversary and maintain his grip on power. As tyranny takes hold, everyone is forced to choose between compromise and death. Inspired by life under the regime of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala, where it was banned for many years, and infused with exuberant lyricism, Mayan symbolism, and Guatemalan vernacular, Nobel Prize winner Miguel Ángel Asturias’s magnum opus is at once a surrealist masterpiece, a blade-sharp satire of totalitarianism, and a gripping portrait of psychological terror."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Miguel Ángel Asturias Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967. A poet, diplomat, and novelist from Guatemala, he studied law in his home country before continuing his studies in Paris, where he encountered the surrealist writings that would deeply influence his work. In addition to being a prolific writer, he worked as a newspaper correspondent in western Europe and later as an ambassador for Guatemala in Europe and Latin America. He wrote numerous works of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays, including the novels Mr. President and Men of Maize.David UngerDavid Unger (translator) has received Guatemala's Miguel Ángel Asturias National Literature Prize for Lifetime Achievement. He is the author of several novels, including The Mastermind, The Price of Escape, and Life in the Damn Tropics, and has translated more than a dozen books from Spanish into English. His short stories and essays have been published in The Paris Review, Guernica, and Bomb. Born in Guatemala, Unger now lives in Brooklyn.Mario Vargas LlosaMario Vargas Llosa (foreword) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010. He has also won the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor, the Cervantes Prize, as well as the Jerusalem Prize and many other literary awards. His many novels include The Feast of the Goat, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The War of the End of the World, The Bad Girl, Conversation in the Cathedral, and Harsh Times. Born in Peru, Vargas Llosa now lives in Madrid.Gerald MartinGerald Martin (introduction) is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages at the University of Pittsburgh. Among his publications are Gabriel García Márquez: A Life and a translation and critical edition of Miguel Ángel Asturias's Men of Maize. Martin lives in England.

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