The News From Paraguay by Lily Tuck audiobook
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The News From Paraguay

ByLily Tuck
Read by Lisette Lecat

Recorded Books, Recorded Books, Inc.

Unabridged

Format : MP3 CD (In Stock)
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  • ISBN: 9798212002950

Runtime: 10.51 Hours
Category: Fiction/Historical
Audience: Adult
Language: English
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Summary

Summary

A 2004 National Book Award Winner

A National Book Award finalist from PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Lily Tuck, The News from Paraguay blends historical fact and fiction into a mesmerizing and sweeping masterpiece that traces the exotic romance between an Irish beauty and the future dictator of Paraguay.

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 Paraguay to war, Ella’s accounts capture the beauty and harshness of life in this lush country.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Vivid, intriguing…Tuck brings to life the lush, sensual, and brutal world of 19th-century Paraguay.” —Entertainment Weekly
“The perfect setting for Tuck’s dark wit.” —New Yorker
“Tuck’s prose is elegant, the subject well researched.” —New York Times Book Review
“Decorous detail and vivid imagery.” —Los Angeles Times
“Impressively researched, lushly written…a splendid realization if its rich subject and Tuck’s best so far.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“The story unfolds through Tuck’s elegant narration…The author’s research is impressive…but never overbearing as she explores the life of a spoiled, kept woman in a foreign land, as well as the lives, both high and low, of those around her…When Paraguay finds itself at odds with neighboring countries, the novel chronicles the various tragedies and defeats with a cool and unswerving eye. Tuck’s novel may not be for the faint of heart, but it is a rich and rewarding read.” —Publishers Weekly

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Author

Author Bio: Lily Tuck

Author Bio: Lily Tuck

Lily Tuck is the author of several novels, including Interviewing Matisse or the Woman Who Died Standing Up, The Woman Who Walked on Water, Siam, or the Woman Who Shot a Man, which was nominated for the 2000 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and The News From Paraguay, winner of the National Book Award. She is also the author of the biography Woman of Rome, A Life of Elsa Morante. Her short stories have appeared in the New Yorker and in several collections.

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Available Formats : MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Historical
Runtime: 10.51
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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