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1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 30 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Performer |
Narrated by Lisette Lecat. |
Summary |
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. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
López, Francisco Solano, 1827-1870 -- Fiction.
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Lynch, Elisa Alicia, 1835-1886 -- Fiction.
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Paraguayan War, 1865-1870 -- Fiction.
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Irish fiction -- Paraguay.
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Women -- Paraguay -- Fiction.
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Presidents -- Fiction.
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Mistresses -- Fiction.
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Paraguay -- Fiction.
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Added Author |
Lecat, Lisette. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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ISBN |
9781470303112 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1470303116 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT13524743 |
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