shourya2711 's review for:

The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel García Márquez

4.0

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Marquez poignantly characterizes Bolivar as a man who outlives his fame. By exploring the psychological realism of Bolivar’s resigned state, he portrays the Liberator with the feet of clay. The work reinforces the harsh cyclicity of life where the man who united the continent is unable to hold on to his glory. The labyrinthine alleys of power, guilt, and loss confound Bolivar’s vision, turning his gaze into himself. As the General examines the vestiges of his memory, Marquez conjures his archetypal figure of a man who has understood the futility of his actions, accepting his predicament unquestionably. Gabo acts as an archivist, dusting the cobwebs of the dying legacy of the Father of Latin America in this magical work