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Conversation in the Cathedral - by Mario Vargas Llosa (Paperback)

Name: Conversation in the Cathedral - by Mario Vargas Llosa (Paperback)
Brand: Harper Perennial
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"Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the master storytellers of our time.
Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa
601 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Hispanic & Latino

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Book Synopsis

"Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the master storytellers of our time." -- Chicago Tribune

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature comes a haunting novel about power, corruption, and the complex search for identity.

Conversation in The Cathedral takes place in 1950s Peru during the dictatorship of Manuel A. Odría. Over beers and a sea of freely spoken words, the conversation flows between two individuals, Santiago and Ambrosia, who talk of their tormented lives and of the overall degradation and frustration that has slowly taken over their town.

Through a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it. More than a historic analysis, Conversation in The Cathedral is a groundbreaking novel that tackles identity as well as the role of a citizen and how a lack of personal freedom can forever scar a people and a nation.

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A Haunting tale of power, corruption,
and the complex search for identity

Conversation in The Cathedral takes place in 1950s Peru during the dictatorship of Manuel A. Odría. Over beers and a sea of freely spoken words, the conversation flows between two individuals, Santiago and Ambrosia, who talk of their tormented lives and of the overall degradation and frustration that has slowly taken over their town.

Through a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it. More than a historic analysis, Conversation in The Cathedral is a groundbreaking novel that tackles identity as well as the role of a citizen and how a lack of personal freedom can forever scar a people and a nation.

Review Quotes

"[Vargas Llosa possesses]. . . a technical skill that brings him closer to the heirs of Flaubert and Henry James." -- New York Times Book Review

"Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the master storytellers of our time." -- Chicago Tribune Book World

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.05 Inches (H) x 5.32 Inches (W) x 1.44 Inches (D)

Weight: .99 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 601

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Hispanic & Latino

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Mario Vargas Llosa

Language: English

Street Date: December 13, 2013

TCIN: 76911809

UPC: 9780060732806

Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-4133

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.44 inches length x 5.32 inches width x 8.05 inches height

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