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The News from Paraguay: A Novel

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The News from Paraguay: A Novel

The year is 1854. In Paris, Francisco Solano -- the future dictator of Paraguay -- begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asunción and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream -- one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.

With the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, The News from Paraguay recalls the epic novels of Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.

The News from Paraguay: A Novel
by Lily Tuck

  • Publication Date: August 28, 2012
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • ISBN-10: 0060934867
  • ISBN-13: 9780739451595