← Augusto Roa BastosSon of Manby Augusto Roa BastosChrist-like hero suffers repeated crucifixion and resurrection in ParaguayFind on Amazon↗About the authorAugusto Roa BastosParaguayan novelist whose I the Supreme is an extraordinary fictional meditation on tyranny, told through the monologue of the 19th-century dictator Francia. He is the pre-eminent voice of Paraguayan literature.More by Augusto Roa BastosI the SupremeFictional dictator contemplates power, immortality, and historical legacy→Vigil of the AdmiralHistorical novel evoking Columbus, conquest, and colonial discovery→
