Overview
Ganadora del Premio de novela Casa de las Américas en 1964. Los relámpagos de agosto es un clásico imprescindible.
Las divertidas desventuras que envuelven la vida y obra del general Arroyo, sirven para narrar el desastroso nacimiento de la democracia en un país asolado por la injusticia, el abuso de poder y la traición. Sin pena ni gloria, recluido en su cuarto con lápiz en mano, el singular protagonista de esta novela escribe sus memorias, dando cuenta sin tapujos de los episodios más inverosímiles y vergonzosos de su participación en la lucha revolucionaria. Con su ágil y mordaz prosa, Jorge Ibargüengoitia obliga a repensar en esta espléndida novela la historia y el malogrado fin de las utopías políticas que animaron el siglo XX.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Winner of the Casa de las Américas Novel Prize in 1964. Los relámpagos de agosto is an essential classic.
The amusing misadventures surrounding the life and work of General Arroyo serve to narrate the disastrous birth of democracy in a country ravaged by injustice, abuse of power, and betrayal. Without fanfare, confined to his room with pencil in hand, the unique protagonist of this novel writes his memoirs, candidly recounting the most unbelievable and shameful episodes of his participation in the revolutionary struggle. With his agile and biting prose, Jorge Ibargüengoitia compels readers to rethink the history and the ill-fated end of the political utopias that animated the 20th century in this splendid novel.
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