The Green House

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Mario Vargas Llosa

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"Dazzling. . . . An imaginative documentation of nature's sway over man." --New York Times Book Review From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, an important and passionate novel set in Peru, that explores man's struggle with both nature and civilization Vargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in Puira, a Peruvian town situated between desert and jungle, and which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, thus setting of a chain-reaction with extraordinary consequences. This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute: Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape. The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization--and one which is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

February 1st, 2005

Author

Mario Vargas Llosa

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

405

Dimensions

132x198x28

ISBN-13

9780060732790

Product ID

7616342

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