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Nominada para el PEN / Jean Stein Award

En su casa modesta a las afueras de la ciudad el expresidente de un pas latinoamericano annimo recibe a una periodista en su famoso jardn para discutir su legado y las circunstancias funestas que amenazan a la democracia en todo el mundo A l lo conocan como el Presidente Ms Pobre del Mundo y su reputacin es mtica fue guerrillero y lo encarcelaron por incitar a la revolucin antes de convertirse en la imagen de la justicia los derechos humanos y el altruismo para su pas Ahora mientras habla con la periodista se pregunta si debera revelarle el extrao secreto de su encarcelamiento mientras lo tenan en un confinamiento solitario brutal sobrevivi en parte discutiendo sobre la revolucin la bsqueda de la dignidad y qu significa amar a un pas con la nica criatura que le contestaba una rana insolente

Tan cautivadora como innovadora vvida conmovedora y llena de ingenio y humor El presidente y la rana explora la resiliencia de la naturaleza humana y lo que es posible cuando el peligro se cierne sobre nosotros Mientras nos transporta entre una lgubre celda y el exuberante jardn del presidente el relato atraviesa todas las fronteras y nos invita a pensar desde cero qu significa gobernar atreverse a hacer las cosas y soar

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PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD NOMINEE

An incandescent novelpolitical mystical timely and hearteningabout the power of memory and the pursuit of justice from the acclaimed author of Cantoras

A joy to read Playful and profound unearthly yet deeply rooted this sublime and gripping novel is above all about hope that within the worlds messy pain there is still room for transformation and healingMadeline Miller New York Times bestselling author of Circe

At his modest home on the edge of town the former president of an unnamed Latin American country receives a journalist in his famed gardens to discuss his legacy and the dire circumstances that threaten democracy around the globe Once known as the Poorest President in the World his reputation is the stuff of myth a former guerilla who was jailed for inciting revolution before becoming the face of justice human rights and selflessness for his nation Now as he talks to the journalist he wonders if he should reveal the strange secret of his imprisonment while held in brutal solitary confinement he survived in part by discussing revolution the quest for dignity and what it means to love a country with the only creature who ever spoke backa loudmouth frog

As engrossing as it is innovativevivid moving and full of wit and humor The President and the Frog explores the resilience of the human spirit and what is possible when danger looms Ferrying us between a grim jail cell and the presidents lush gardens the tale reaches beyond all borders and invites us to reimagine what it means to lead to dare and to dream