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The Prosecutor by Augusto Roa Bastos is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Prosecutor is the third novel of a trilogy written by the internationally famous Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos. It was preceded by the novels Son of Man and I The Supreme. Together these three works contemplate what the author has termed “the monotheism of power.” The Prosecutor explores the atrocities of the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship in Paraguay, which lasted from 1954 to 1989. Through connections with important Paraguayan historical figures, such as Francisco Solano López, the novel links the protagonist to Paraguay's past as he struggles to give meaning to his life by assassinating the dictator and freeing the Paraguayan people. Combining autobiography, detective fiction, historical novel and philosophy, the novel examines the question of whether one man has the right to judge another. A provocative introduction and comprehensive notes by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson illuminate this translation of one of Roa Bastos's most important works.

Who reads The Prosecutor?

Author

Augusto Roa Bastos

Publisher

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781683930358

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.15 / 5 (126 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14