{"product_id":"the-president-9781474611176","title":"The President","description":"\u003ctable class=\"book-details\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0;\"\u003eMiguel Asturias\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0;\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0;\"\u003e9781474611176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0;\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0;\"\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0;\"\u003ePublished\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0;\"\u003e2018-08-23\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe President tells the story of a ruthless dictator and his schemes to dispose of a political adversary in an unnamed country usually identified as Guatemala. Drawing on his experience as a journalist writing under repressive conditions, Miguel Angel Asturias provides a blazing indictment of totalitarian government and its damaging psychological effects on society - from the harvest of terror to cowardice, to sycophancy, to treachery and intrigue, and the total sacrifice of human values to lust for power.     Written in a language of freedom and originality, full of extraordinary symbolism, biting satire, poetry and dream sequences, with an imagination that is both lyrical and ferocious, The President is a surrealist masterpiece and one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foxed \u0026 Bound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54060529025361,"sku":"9781474611176","price":13.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8324\/9745\/files\/9781474611176_f918d826-d1fd-4302-bc9c-6fdaa7793d3c.jpg?v=1783446482","url":"https:\/\/foxedandbound.com\/products\/the-president-9781474611176","provider":"Foxed \u0026 Bound","version":"1.0","type":"link"}