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The General in His Labyrinth
by Gabriel García Márquez
“So stop doing us the favor of telling us what we should do,” he concluded. “Don’t attempt to teach us how we should be, don’t attempt to make us just like you, don’t try to have us do well in twenty years what you have done so badly in two thousand.” Simon Bolivar
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Simon Bolivar was a leader by Venezuela who led multiple countries and he liberated all of those countries (Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama from the Spanish Empire. It was the reason why he was called the Liberator. He resigned in 1830 and was going to Europe but he died before going to Cartageno.
The General in His Labyrinth tells the story of his last months, his voyage and his eventual death. Even though The General aka Bolivar is in the focus of the book. The story is told by his butler, Jose Palacios.
The last months of Simon Bolivar is told by Marquez with such eloquence and insight that you may think that Marquez time travelled and was with Bolivar. His detailed research and his talent as a writer truly shine in the pages of The General in His Labyrinth.
This is also the book that you may remember as a reference from the book, Looking for Alaska by John Green.
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Simon Bolivar was a leader by Venezuela who led multiple countries and he liberated all of those countries (Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama from the Spanish Empire. It was the reason why he was called the Liberator. He resigned in 1830 and was going to Europe but he died before going to Cartageno.
The General in His Labyrinth tells the story of his last months, his voyage and his eventual death. Even though The General aka Bolivar is in the focus of the book. The story is told by his butler, Jose Palacios.
The last months of Simon Bolivar is told by Marquez with such eloquence and insight that you may think that Marquez time travelled and was with Bolivar. His detailed research and his talent as a writer truly shine in the pages of The General in His Labyrinth.
This is also the book that you may remember as a reference from the book, Looking for Alaska by John Green.