One of the best Mexican Revolution Novels
A crude and sincere fictional portrait of the posrevolucionary mexican politics written by a witness, victim and colaborator. Located in 20´s Mexico city, La sombra del cauillo narrates the frustrated candidacy of General Guerra against the official candidate of "el caudillo", an ambitious and almost invisible dictator. Using elements from classical tragedy, Guzmán explored the nature of absolute power and the climate of generalized corruption produced in Mexico after the armed conflict (1910-1922).The novel creates an interesting combination of traditional realism and poetic desciption that demonstrate its influence of modernist narration. This is an essential reference for those interested on Mexican Revolution´s politics and its impact on literature.
