. ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁rarely ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁but ▁Ast ur ias ▁creates ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁characters ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁terrible ▁effects ▁of ▁living ▁under ▁a ▁dict ator ship . ▁His ▁use ▁of ▁dream ▁imag ery , ▁on om at op oe ia , ▁sim ile , ▁and ▁repet ition ▁of ▁particular ▁phr ases , ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁dis continu ous ▁structure , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁ab rupt ▁changes ▁of ▁style ▁and ▁view point , ▁spr ings ▁from ▁sur real ist ▁and ▁ult ra ist ▁influ ences . ▁The ▁style ▁of ▁ ▁influenced ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁authors . ▁The ▁them es ▁of ▁Ast ur ias ' s ▁novel , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁in ability ▁to ▁tell ▁reality ▁apart ▁from ▁dream s , ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁written ▁word ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁authorities , ▁and ▁the ▁al ien ation ▁produced ▁by ▁ty ran ny , ▁center ▁around ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁living ▁under ▁a ▁dict ator ship . ▁ ▁On ▁its ▁event ual ▁publication ▁in ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁▁ ▁quickly ▁met ▁with ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Ast ur ias ▁received ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Liter ature ▁for ▁his ▁entire ▁body ▁of ▁work . ▁This ▁international ▁acknowled gment ▁was ▁celebrated ▁throughout ▁Latin ▁America , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁region ' s ▁literature ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁Since ▁then , ▁ ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁screen ▁and ▁the ater . ▁