Book Description 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 Francoto Asunción and reigns there as his mistress Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces ожэао 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 García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.  Крест с ручной2004 г 272 стр ISBN 0060934867.