In Evil Hour: A Brooding Political Novel of Oppression and Chaos in a Colombian Town

ISBN: 0060919647

Author: Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Condition: New

"An openly political novel posing the people of the land against the forces of oppression. . . it has the virtues of wit and compassion and reveals the foundation upon which the later novels were constructed." -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book WorldThe thrilling story about the smears,defamations, infidelities, and torrential rains that afflict a small Colombian smalltown and the sacrifice of a boy that brings torment and chaos to an end, from themasterful Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude andLove in the Time of Cholera.One morning slanderous posters start appearingall over the town, revealing family secrets and maligning individuals. Ghostsof the past reappear, along with old feuds and infidelities. Torrential rains thenflood the town and chaos is everywhere. Neighbors suspect each other yet no oneknows who is responsible. Finally, a boy is made the scapegoat and tragedyensues.In Evil Hour contains vividcharacters who reflect the humor and pathos of everyday life. This broodingnovel clearly points the way to the flowering of Garcia Marquezs genius in hislater One Hundred Years of Solitude.