num_pages: 248
description: The year is l854. 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 a horse 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.
language: English
title: The News from Paraguay
titlecomplete: The News from Paraguay
characters: Francisco Solano López
genres: Book Club, Historical Fiction, Historical, Politics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Adult, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 2346
places: Paris, Asuncion (Asunción), Paraguay
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: HarperPerennial