Conversation in the Cathedral
of Mario Vargas Llosa, Gregory Rabassa (Translator)
Description
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 Apolinario Odría Amoretti. 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 Through a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it.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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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 608 pages
- Publisher Harper Perennial
- Publication Date February 1st 2005
- First Publication 10/28/69
- Language English
- ISBN 9780060732806
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Lima (Peru)']
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