Dictator novel

The dictator novel (Spanish for " novela del dictador ") is a (particularly Spanish- American ) literary genre that deals with the subject of the military dictatorships in the history of Latin American states. Here, the people worship the dictators are considered critical and analyzes the relationships between power and freedom.

Classification

Although parallels to the Latin American "boom" exist, the roots of this Narrativik go back to barbarism and civilization. The life of Facundo Quiroga by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento from the year 1845. This work practiced open criticism of the tyrannical regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas, to the figure of Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo both of the early 19th century.

Examples

Examples of the dictator novel are Yo, el Supremo ( I, the Almighty ) by Augusto Roa Bastos, La fiesta del chivo ( The Feast of the Goat ) by Mario Vargas Llosa. While the two former provide a Faktizitätsanspruch, the figure of the dictator in El recurso del método is to be considered (the method of power) by Alejo Carpentier as fictional blending of actual historical figures.

Other titles include Santa Evita by Tomás Eloy Martínez, El Señor Presidente (The Lord President. Novel from Guatemala) by Miguel Ángel Asturias, Conversación en La Catedral (Conversation in the " Cathedral " ) by Mario Vargas Llosa, La Vida Breve de Maravillosa Oscar Wao ( the brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao ) by Junot Díaz and Maten Al Leon by Jorge Ibargüengoitia.