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The news from Paraguay : a novel

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 ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to AsunciOn 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 GarcIa MArquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.

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  • "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 ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to AsunciOn 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 GarcIa MArquez and Mario Vargas Llosa."
  • "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 ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to AsunciOn 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 GarcIa MArquez and Mario Vargas Llosa."@en
  • "Pursued by the future dictator of Paraguay, Irish courtesan Ella Lynch struggles with isolation in spite of her power as his mistress, and witnesses the nation's victimization due to her lover's arrogant ambitions."
  • "1854. A Paris, Francisco Solano Lopez fait la rencontre d'Ella Lynch, une belle courtisane irlandaise. Ella le suit à Asuncion, où elle devient sa maîtresse. Isolée, étrangère dans ce nouveau monde, elle embrasse le rêve impérial de son amant, un rêve qui conduira à la dévastation du Paraguay...--[Résumé de l'éditeur]."
  • "In 1854, while riding through the gardens of Paris, Franco Lopez sees Ella Lynch astride a splendid mare. The bright blue feather that drifts from Ella's blonde hair lures Franco to the young courtesan. Soon, he has taken her home to Paraguay, where he begins a flamboyant and ruthless rise to power. Ella will bear his children, ignore his mistresses, and send vivid letters back to her friends in France. As Franco's grandiose ambitions lead Paraquay to war, Ella's accounts capture the beauty and harshness of life in this lush country."
  • "Eliza Alicia Lynch hat bereits eine Ehe und mehrere Liebschaften hinter sich, als sie im Jahr 1854 Francisco Solano López in Paris kennen lernt und ihm nach Paraguay folgt. Hier führt er als Diktator des Landes einen vernichtenden Krieg. Welche Rolle spielte Eliza im Hintergrund?"
  • "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."@en
  • "In Paris in 1854 Francisco Solano, Paraguay's future dictator, courts Ella Lynch, who follows him to Asuncion to share his ill-fated imperial dream."
  • "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 Asuncion 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."@en

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  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Roman historique américain"
  • "History"@es
  • "Biographical fiction, American"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Love stories, American"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Fiction"@es
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Downloadable e-Books"

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  • "Die französische Geliebte : eine Geschichte aus Paraguay ; Roman"
  • "The news from Paraguay : a novel"@en
  • "The news from Paraguay : a novel"
  • "Notizie dal Paraguay"
  • "Notizie dal Paraguay"@it
  • "Die Geliebte des Diktators eine Geschichte aus Paraguay ; Roman"
  • "Die französische Geliebte Roman"
  • "Die Geliebte des Diktators : eine Geschichte aus Paraguay ; Roman"
  • "Die Geliebte des Diktators : eine Geschichte aus Paraguay : Roman"
  • "The news from paraguay"
  • "The news from paraguay"@en
  • "The news from Paraguay"
  • "The news from Paraguay a novel"
  • "The news from Paraguay a novel"@en
  • "Paraguay"
  • "Wieści z Paragwaju"
  • "Wieści z Paragwaju"@pl
  • "Noticias desde Paraguay"@es
  • "Noticias desde Paraguay"

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