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General Simon Bolivar, "the Liberator" of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful... Read Full Overview

After his internationally acclaimed and bestselling "Love in the Time of Cholera, " the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and author of the classic "100 Years of Solitude" gives readers Simon Bolivar. Forced from power, the General embarks on a seven-month voyage down the Magdalena... Read Full Overview

General Simon Bolivar, "the Liberator" of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful... Read Full Overview

After his internationally acclaimed and bestselling "Love in the Time of Cholera, " the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and author of the classic "100 Years of Solitude" gives readers Simon Bolivar. Forced from power, the General embarks on a seven-month voyage down the Magdalena... Read Full Overview

Gabriel Garc a M rquez's most political novel is the tragic story of General Sim n Bol var, the man who tried to unite a continent.

General Simon Bol var, known in six Latin American countries as the Liberator, is one of the most revered heroes of the western hemisphere;... Read Full Overview