La silla del águila

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La silla del águila is a political novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes that imagines a near-future Mexico grappling with power struggles, corruption, and the fragility of its democratic institutions.

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La silla del águila canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
political novel ⓘ
addresses betrayal among political elites ⓘ
concentration of power in the presidency ⓘ
corruption in government ⓘ
manipulation of elections ⓘ
political ambition ⓘ
weakness of democratic institutions in Mexico ⓘ
author Carlos Fuentes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mexico ⓘ
depicts Mexican politics ⓘ
fragility of democratic institutions ⓘ
power struggles ⓘ
explores erosion of democratic norms ⓘ
intrigue within the executive branch ⓘ
presidential succession in Mexico ⓘ
relationship between citizens and the state ⓘ
genre political fiction ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
hasCharacter cabinet members ⓘ
opposition politicians ⓘ
political advisors ⓘ
president of Mexico ⓘ
hasPerspective critical view of Mexican political system ⓘ
literaryMovement Latin American literature ⓘ
mainTheme authoritarianism ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
democracy ⓘ
political power ⓘ
succession of power ⓘ
narrativeForm epistolary novel ⓘ
originalLanguage Spanish ⓘ
partOf Mexican political novel tradition ⓘ
setting Mexico ⓘ
symbolizes state power in Mexico ⓘ
the Mexican presidency ⓘ
timeSetting near-future Mexico ⓘ
titleMeaning the eagle’s chair ⓘ
usesDevice epistolary correspondence ⓘ
political allegory ⓘ
satire ⓘ

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Carlos Fuentes → notableWork → La silla del águila ⓘ