Mr. President by Miguel Ángel Asturias

Mr. President

Miguel Ángel Asturias with Gerald Martin, David Unger (Translator), Mario Vargas Llosa (Contributor)

318 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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Nobel Prize–winning Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias’s masterpiece—the original Latin American dictator novel and pioneering work of magical realism—in its first new English translation in more than half a century, featuring a foreword by N...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 445 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

challenging: 50%

sad: 49%

tense: 42%

reflective: 31%

emotional: 24%

informative: 12%

mysterious: 12%

adventurous: 8%

funny: 5%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

34% of readers chose Plot
47% of readers chose A mix
15% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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