Weekend in Guatemala
Feb 2027 · Verso Books
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A masterful, polyphonic portrait of a nation in turmoil from a Nobel Laureate in Literature.
Though kaleidoscopic and ambitious in range and form, Weekend in Guatamala offers an exhilarating portrait of a nation and a population in turmoil. Borne in the heat and outrage that followed the 1954 overthrow of the Guatemalan government by U.S. intelligence agencies, Asturias blends many genres to capture the unfolding madness: pitch-black noir, screwball comedy, reportage and historical epic, with a master's touch.Throughout each piece the sound of planes is metonymy for the footsteps of empire, powerful as much in their distant menace as in their immanent destruction. Grand outrage is alloyed with subtle perception and mordant pastiche, and Asturias never loses sight of the people for the politics.Weekend in Guatemala is a book that defies expectation while delivering all the style and social insight that won Asturias the 1967 Novel Prize for Literature.
Though kaleidoscopic and ambitious in range and form, Weekend in Guatamala offers an exhilarating portrait of a nation and a population in turmoil. Borne in the heat and outrage that followed the 1954 overthrow of the Guatemalan government by U.S. intelligence agencies, Asturias blends many genres to capture the unfolding madness: pitch-black noir, screwball comedy, reportage and historical epic, with a master's touch.Throughout each piece the sound of planes is metonymy for the footsteps of empire, powerful as much in their distant menace as in their immanent destruction. Grand outrage is alloyed with subtle perception and mordant pastiche, and Asturias never loses sight of the people for the politics.Weekend in Guatemala is a book that defies expectation while delivering all the style and social insight that won Asturias the 1967 Novel Prize for Literature.
A masterful, polyphonic portrait of a nation in turmoil from a Nobel Laureate in Literature.
Though kaleidoscopic and ambitious in range and form, Weekend in Guatamala offers an exhilarating portrait of a nation and a population in turmoil. Borne in the heat and outrage that followed the 1954 ov...
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Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967. A poet, diplomat and novelist from Guatemala, he studied law in his home country before continuing his studies in Paris, where he encountered the surrealist writings that would deeply influence his work. In addition to being a prolific writer, he worked as a newspaper correspondent in western Europe and later as an ambassador for Guatemala in Europe and Latin America. He wrote numerous works of fiction, poetry, drama and essays, including the novels Mr. President and Men of Maize.
David Johnson Lee is a scholar of Central American history and culture and translator of poetry and fiction from Spanish and Maya languages. His translations and analysis of Humberto Ak'abal's poems from K'iche' Maya appear in the essay "Ri ubix ulew: Translating Humberto Ak’abal Between Languages and Worlds" in Volume 126, Issue 1 of the journal Translation Review, and the translations are featured in the 2026 Sant Jordi poetry festival. His translation of Ak'abal's Testimonio de un indio k'iche will be released by Bloomsbury Publishing next year.
David Johnson Lee is a scholar of Central American history and culture and translator of poetry and fiction from Spanish and Maya languages. His translations and analysis of Humberto Ak'abal's poems from K'iche' Maya appear in the essay "Ri ubix ulew: Translating Humberto Ak’abal Between Languages and Worlds" in Volume 126, Issue 1 of the journal Translation Review, and the translations are featured in the 2026 Sant Jordi poetry festival. His translation of Ak'abal's Testimonio de un indio k'iche will be released by Bloomsbury Publishing next year.
Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967. A poet, diplomat and novelist from Guatemala, he studied law in his home country before continuing his studies in Paris, where he encountered the surrealist writings that would deeply influence his work. In addit...
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