num_pages: 333
description: Part love story and part tragedy, a rich historical novel reveals how the 19-year-old Irish courtesan Eliza Lynch met and became the mistress of 26-year-old Francisco ""Franco"" Solano Lopez?the man who eventually would become one of South America's first, and most extravagant, Napoleonic-styled dictators.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Noticias desde Paraguay
titlecomplete: Noticias desde Paraguay
characters: Francisco Solano López
genres: Historical, Adult, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Book Club, Politics
ratings_count: 2346
places: Paraguay, Asuncion (Asunción), Paris
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Grijalbo Mondadori