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El Señor Presidente

  • 1948 first published
  • 300 pages
  • ★ 2.3 (3 ratings)
  • 102 editions

Miguel Ángel Asturias's El Señor Presidente (1948) is an angel fiction novel. The story is set in America Latina and Latin America. It features Miguel Angel Asturias. Readers will find themes of politics and government, Despotism, politique et gouvernement and Despotisme.

Open Library readers give it an average of 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 53 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 102 editions across 5 languages.

At about 300 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About El Señor Presidente

"...La larga gestación de El Señor Presidente, por encima de su condición de novela-denuncia, trasciende los ecos surgidos de la memoria colectiva a partir de la resonancia natural de las palabras y las fantasías oníricas asimiladas de manera gradual por la realidad de la vida..."
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Miguel Angel Asturias

Subjects

  • Politics and government
  • Despotism
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Politique et gouvernement
  • Despotisme
  • Novela guatemalteca
  • Lehrmittel
  • Leseunterricht
  • Spanisch
  • Dictators
  • Modern Literature
  • Readers
  • Fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Español
  • Lectores
  • Dictadores

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote El Señor Presidente?

El Señor Presidente was written by Miguel Ángel Asturias and first published in 1948.

What genre is El Señor Presidente?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is El Señor Presidente?

The median edition has 300 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to El Señor Presidente?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Loved One, The Lady in the Lake and Good Omens.

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