The News from Paraguay

by Lily Tuck

Ella Lynch is a gorgeous Irishwoman living in Paris when the Paraguayan prince regent, Franco, takes one look at her, falls instantly in love, takes her home, and sets her up in luxury as his mistress. Lily Tuck tells Ella's rich and colorful story by weaving together the tales of many others who come into her orbit, as Franco succeeds to power and eventually leads the country into a disastrous war. THE NEWS FROM PARAGUAY won the National Book Award in fiction in 2004.

Editions of The News from Paraguay

	ISBN 9780066209449	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Harpercollins	Date 2004	Price $1.00	Very Good
	ISBN 9780060934866	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Harpercollins	Date 2004	Price $1.00	Used - Good

Publisher Notes

The year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano -- the future dictator of Paraguay -- begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asunción and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream -- one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay.

With the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, The News from Paraguay recalls the epic novels of Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.