num_pages: 287
description: Originally published in Spanish under the title El Señor Presidente by Editorial Losada, Buenos Aires, in 1952. The novel explores the nature of political dictatorship and its effects on society.
language: English
title: El Señor Presidente
titlecomplete: El Señor Presidente
genres: Literature, Classics, Novels, Latin American, Latin American Literature, Nobel Prize, Spanish Literature, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 5076
places: Guatemala
awards: awardedAt: -631123200000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman
publisher: Atheneum