{"product_id":"mr-president-9780143136385","title":"Mr. President","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[A] brilliant translation . . . Electrifying vividness animates every page.\" ―Claire Messud, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A formidable new English translation.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] masterful translation.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobel Prize-winning Guatemalan author Miguel ?ngel 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 Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso available from Penguin Classics: Miguel ?ngel Asturias's visionary epic of ecological devastation, capitalist exploitation, and Indigenous wisdom, \u003ci\u003eMen of Maize\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an unnamed country, an egomaniacal dictator schemes to dispose of a political adversary and maintain his grip on power. As tyranny takes hold, everyone is forced to choose between compromise and death. Inspired by life under the regime of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala, where it was banned for many years, and infused with exuberant lyricism, Mayan symbolism, and Guatemalan vernacular, Nobel Prize winner Miguel ?ngel Asturias's magnum opus is at once a surrealist masterpiece, a blade-sharp satire of totalitarianism, and a gripping portrait of psychological terror. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15064929\"\u003eMiguel ?ngel Asturias\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143136385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143136380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC092000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Central America\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC061000\"\u003eMagical Realism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiguel ?ngel Asturias\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1974) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967. A poet, diplomat, and novelist from Guatemala, he studied law in his home country before continuing his studies in Paris, where he encountered the surrealist writings that would deeply influence his work. In addition to being a prolific writer, he worked as a newspaper correspondent in western Europe and later as an ambassador for Guatemala in Europe and Latin America. He wrote numerous works of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays, including the novels \u003ci\u003eMr. President \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMen of Maize.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Unger\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) has received Guatemala's Miguel ?ngel Asturias National Literature Prize for Lifetime Achievement. He is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Mastermind, The Price of Escape, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife in the Damn Tropics\u003c\/i\u003e, and has translated more than a dozen books from Spanish into English. His short stories and essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Guernica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBomb.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in Guatemala, Unger now lives in Brooklyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-2025; foreword) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010. He also won the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor, the Cervantes Prize, as well as the Jerusalem Prize and many other literary awards. His many novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of the Goat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War of the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConversation in the Cathedral, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Harsh Times.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction) is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages at the University of Pittsburgh. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003eGabriel Garc?a M?rquez: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e and a translation and critical edition of Miguel ?ngel Asturias's \u003ci\u003eMen of Maize.\u003c\/i\u003e Martin lives in England.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44478336860397,"sku":"9780143136385","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_96a8a194-de1e-4a55-a541-184670e159bc.jpg?v=1747501077","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mr-president-9780143136385","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}