Miguel Ángel Asturias (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
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Miguel Ángel Asturias’s first published works were translations of Mayan Indian lore whose influence is strongly present in his own writings. His first and most famous novel, El señor presidente (1946; The President, 1963) is a subjective account of the Estrada Cabrera dictatorship in Guatemala. His “Banana Trilogy” of novels deals with the imperialistic excesses of the United Fruit Company. Because of their use of intense visual images to appeal to the audience’s subconscious, his dramas have been regarded as highly experimental....
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