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Llosa's Works: Long Talk in the Bar (Hardcover Collector's Edition)
"Long Talk in the Bar" is one of the most creatively ambitious works of Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa. It may also be an excellent example of how this contemporary writer uses literature to think politically. The novel is set during the dictatorship of General Odelia (1948-1956). It tells the story of the moral collapse of Santiago Zavala, a young man from a middle-class family, and how intellectuals with literary dreams gradually gave up on their ideals under the control of the corrupt
504Reads9.3Score229Shelves
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Llosa's Works: the Festival of the Ram
Why did Urania return to the land she vowed never to set foot again after thirty-five years of absence from her motherland? Why has she been filled with fear since she was fourteen? Why did she never visit and greet her father? Facing her aunt's questioning, Urania slowly recounted the painful memories of more than thirty years ago, the intricate political conspiracies, and the secret that ruined her life... Llosa uses realistic writing and a three-line narrative structure to describe Urania's r
83Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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Llosa's Works: Captain Panda Leon and the Labor Girl
This book was written by Llosa in Salia, Barcelona, from 1973 to 1974. He also completed the film script of this book. The story is based on a real event. The author made a serious criticism of a major social and political issue (corruption of military authorities) through a non-serious story. On the surface, he quoted a large number of documents (including request reports, official correspondence, notices, radio comments, news reports, etc.) In a serious manner to report on the work. In fact,
20Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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Long Conversation in the Bar
"Long Talk in the Bar" is one of the most creatively ambitious works of Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa. It may also be an excellent example of how this contemporary writer uses literature to think politically. The novel is set during the dictatorship of General Odelia (1948-1956). It tells the story of the moral collapse of Santiago Zavala, a young man from a middle-class family, and how intellectuals with literary dreams gradually gave up on their ideals under the control of the corrupt
1Reads8.6Score—Shelves