Tirano Banderas: Novela De Tierra Caliente
1926
'Tirano Banderas: Novela de Tierra Caliente' is a 1926 novel by Ramón del Valle-Inclán that critiques dictatorship through a fictional Latin American republic. The story follows the tyrant Banderas amid a revolutionary uprising, highlighting the stark contrasts between his proclaimed support for democracy and the brutal reality of his regime's oppression. This work is notable for its innovative narrative style, combining modernist techniques with elements of 19th-century serial fiction, and has influenced later writers like Gabriel García Márquez. Peter Bush's recent translation is the first into English since 1929, bringing this seminal text to a new audience.
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“Yo quiero apagar la guerra con un soplo, como quien apaga una vela.””
— Ramón del Valle-Inclán
“Hablaba con esa luz fervorosa de los agonizantes, confortados por la fe de una vida futura, cuando reciben la Eucaristía.””
— Ramón del Valle-Inclán
“Domiciano, la guerra no se estudia en los libros. Todo reside en haber nacido para ello.””
— Ramón del Valle-Inclán
