The General in His Labyrinth (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Gabriel GarcíaMárquez
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Historical novel
- Time of Work: 1830
- Setting: Colombia
- Principal Characters: Simon Bolivar, Jose Palacios, Manuela Saenz, Francisco De Paula Santander, Antonio Jose De Sucre, Belford Hinton Wilson, Jose Maria Carreno, Mariano Montella, Fernando Bolivar
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Dreams, Assassination, Rivers or waterways, Idealism, Heroes or heroism, Soldiers, South America or South Americans, Romanticism, Tuberculosis, Sacrifice
- Locales: Colombia
Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), the general of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel, was the most renowned leader of the South American struggle for independence from Spain in the early part of the nineteenth century. He envisioned a united and strong South America which would resolve its internal differences and achieve true economic as well as political autonomy. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel about the last eight months of Bolivar’s life portrays this idealism, which motivated Bolivar’s heroic exploits as he led the patriotic armies of liberation. Garcia Marquez’ Bolivar is also a dying...
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