The News from Paraguay: A Novel
Book Details
Author(s)Lily Tuck
PublisherHarperPerennial
ISBN / ASIN0060934867
ISBN-139780060934866
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank737,206
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
The year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano -- the future dictator of Paraguay -- begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asunci n and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream -- one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.
With the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, The News from Paraguay recalls the epic novels of Gabriel Garc a M rquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.





