Augusto Roa Bastos

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In this 1976 interview for Spanish television, Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos, poet and novelist, talks with host Joaquin Soler Serrano about the turbulent colonial history that formed a nation relatively unknown by the world today. In his novels "Son of Man" and "I, the Supreme," Augusto Roa fictionalized the political struggles of his native Paraguay as he explored the consequences of absolute power and dictatorships. His poetry and short stories reflect the connection to nature and myth of the Guarani people and language that gives a dual identity to this bilingual nation. While in exile, Roa wrote short stories and screenplays, some of which became movies. In the interview he recalls the Chaco War with Bolivia that decimated the indigenous population, and the Paraguayan Civil War that crippled the nation. He became a war correspondent during WWII and subsequently a journalist as he traveled around Europe. He claims, rather than magic realism, he writes about marvelous reality.

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55 min 37 sec

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