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Roa Bastos, Augusto
BORN: , Asunción, Paraguay
DIED: , Asunción, Paraguay
NATIONALITY: Paraguayan
GENRE: Fiction, poetry
MAJOR WORKS:
Thunder Among the Leaves ()
Son of Man ()
I the Supreme ()
The Prosecutor ()
Overview
Augusto Roa Bastos is Paraguay's most widely acclaimed author.
His fiction reflects the political oppression, violence, and material hardship of life in his native country. Drawing freely from the history and folklore of Paraguay, his prose is a blend of myth, fantasy, and realism that expresses the author's social concerns as well as his belief in the redemptive power of suffering and sacrifice.
He is best known for his two novels, Son of Man () and I the Supreme (), both of which employ unconventional narrative structures and the stylistic techniques of magic realism.
Works in Biographical and Historical Context
War-Marred Teen Years Roa Bastos was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on June 13, , a time when his country's economy was stag