Un buen libro
Mario Vargas Llosa first came to attention as a writer with 'La Ciudad y los Perros' (1962), 'The Time of The Hero' based on his teenage experiences at a military school, Colegio Militar Leoncio Prado. He was hailed as one of the main exponents of the Latin American literature boom, alongside Argentina's Julio Cortazar, Mexico's Carlos Fuentes, Chile's Isabel Allende and Pablo Neruda and Colombia's Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The novel shows influence of the existentialist works of Jean-Paul Sartre and quotes a dialogue from one of his novels at the beginning of each of its two parts.
During the 1980's, Vargas Llosa became politically active, and became known for his staunch market liberal views. He ran for the presidency of Peru in 1990 and lost to Alberto Fujimori.
Han suggested finding an English language bookshop in Lima and buying a few good Peruvian books to read.
posted by Lou @ 5:15 PM
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Check out documentary'The writer who would be President' by Paul Yule
Apparently, he was an old cronnie of the Iron Lady. Say no more.
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