Conversation in the Cathedral (English and Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Vargas Llosa, Mario

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9780374518158: Conversation in the Cathedral (English and Spanish Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0374518157 ISBN 13: 9780374518158

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1984

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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. Odr�a. 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Through a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it.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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About the Author:

Mario Vargas Llosa, uno de los m�s destacados novelistas contempor�neos latinoamericanos, se lanz� a la fama con su novela La ciudad y los perros que obtuvo el Premio Biblioteca Breve y el Premio de la Cr�tica. Novelas posteriores son, entre otras, La casa verde (Premio de la Cr�tica y Premio Internacional de Literatura R�mulo Gallegos), Conversaci�n en La Catedral, La guerra del fin del mundo y Lituma en los Andes con la que obtuvo el Premio Planeta 1993. Ha publicado tambi�n obras teatrales, ensayos y memorias. En 1986 comparti� con Rafael Lapesa el Premio Pr�ncipe de Asturias de las Letras y en 1994 se le concedi� el Premio Miguel de Cervantes de Literatura.

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Text: English, Spanish (translation)

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