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El d spota solitario que reina sobre Paraguay es, en la obra de Roa, el argumento para describir a una figura despiadada que es asimismo met fora de la biograf a de Am rica Latina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYo el Supremo\u003c\/i\u003e es una perfecta radiograf a del poder absoluto, de sus sombras, sus miserias y sus cr menes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNueva edici n conmemorativa de la Real Academia Espa ola y la Asociaci n de Academias de la Lengua Espa ola de una de las obras cumbre de la literatura contempor nea en espa ol.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdiciones conmemorativas de la Real Academia Espa ola y la Asociaci n de Academias de la Lengua Espa ola \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEn 2004 y coincidiendo con la celebraci n del IV Centenario de la publicaci n de la primera parte de Don Quijote de la Mancha, la Real Academia Espa ola y la Asociaci n de Academias de la Lengua Espa ola dieron inicio a un proyecto de edici n de grandes obras de la literatura en espa ol. Concebida como una l nea de ediciones conmemorativas ocasionales y de circulaci n limitada de los grandes cl sicos hispanos de todos los tiempos, dichas obras son publicadas y distribuidas en todo el mundo de habla hispana. \u003cb\u003eYo el Supremo de Augusto Roa Bastos\u003c\/b\u003e se une ahora a esta colecci n de la que ya forman parte \u003cb\u003eBorges esencial, Rub n Dar o\u003c\/b\u003e. Del s mbolo a la realidad; Don Quijote de la Macha, deMiguel de Cervantes, reeditada en 2015 con ocasi n del IV centenario de Cervantes; \u003cb\u003eCien a os de soledad de Gabriel Garc a M rquez\u003c\/b\u003e;\u003cb\u003eLa regi n m s transparente, de Carlos Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eAntolog a general, de Pablo Neruda\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eGabriela Mistral en verso y prosa, una antolog a de la autora\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eLa ciudad y los perros de Mario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e y \u003cb\u003eLa colmena, de Camilo Jos  Cela\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA new, commemorative edition by the Spanish Royal Academy and the Association of Spanish Language Academies of one of the most important works of literature in contemporary Spanish language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2004 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Don Quixote's first publication, the RAE and the AALE began a unique project of reediting great pieces of Spanish language literature. The project was thought up to occasionally publish commemorative editions of the great Hispanic classics of all times, with limited circulation. These works are published and distributed throughout the Spanish-speaking world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos now joins this great collection that already includes Borges esencial\/Essential Borges; Rub n Dar o. Del s mbolo a la realidad\/ Rub n Dar o, From the Symbol to Reality. 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