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# Tyrants, Dictators, & Strongmen
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/crash-course-latin-american-literature/episode/tyrants-dictators-strongmen-blvxkm/
- Published: 2025-12-28T16:45:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-28T17:00:20.000Z
- Description: Dive into Latin American novels that have challenged authoritarian governments.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Crash Course Latin American Literature, Season 1, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_3d2d29ee-aedb-440c-b3a0-640515eaa7e2, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_9fecd386-40a6-4615-a85e-0ed57fa9ce84, #v1.16

Strongmen, tyrants, and dictators have marked Latin America’s history — and literature — for hundreds of years. In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we dive into some of the novels that have challenged authoritarian governments in real time and in their aftermath.