by Jorge Ibargüengoitia · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789682710025
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Los relámpagos de agosto is a novel by the Mexican writer Jorge Ibargüengoitia, winner of the Casa de las Américas Prize in 1964. The work is a humorous satire of the Mexican Revolution, based on real events although with imaginary characters. General Arroyo, fallen from grace, writes his memoirs, revealing the misadventures of a soldier in a hilarious and mordant way. Ibargüengoitia is considered a classic of Mexican literature.
Jorge Ibargüengoitia Antillón was a Mexican novelist and playwright who achieved great popular and critical success with his satires, three of which have appeared in English: The Dead Girls, Two Crimes, and The Lightning of August. His plays include Susana y los Jóvenes and Ante varias esfinges, both dating from the 1950s. His work also includes short stories and chronicles. He is considered one of the most influential writers in Latin American literature.
