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The Language of Passion: Selected Commentary
Internationally acclaimed novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has contributed a biweekly column to Spain’s major newspaper, El País, since 1977. In this collection of columns from the 1990s, Vargas Llosa weighs in on the burning questions of the last decade, including the travails of
Latin American democracy, the role of religion in civic life, and the future of globalization. But...more
Latin American democracy, the role of religion in civic life, and the future of globalization. But...more
ebook, 304 pages
Published
March 4th 2011
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(first published 2000)
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Ahora que le dieron el Nobel a Vargas Llosa me vinieron a la memoria, mis encuentros con su obra. Estaba en la prepa, cuando el maestro de literatura nos habló de “La Casa Verde” y de “La Ciudad y los Perros”, libros escritos por un autor peruano, del que no había yo oído hablar antes. Era la época del boom de 100 años de soledad y de García Marquez. Me enteré así que existía Mario Vargas Llosa, aunque nunca leí ninguno de los dos libros.
Me gustaban los cuentos de Borges (no Borgues, un autor al...more
Me gustaban los cuentos de Borges (no Borgues, un autor al...more
An amazing collection of essays. There is so much truth in them, and they are on a diverse range of subjects from abortion to Barcelona in the 60s. Various Llosa is truly a genius.
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Very good essays by a famous novelist
Jan 02, 2008
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Collection of Llosa's commentary on the turbulance of Latin America and other global issues over the past three decades in his biweekly column to Spain's El Pais.
Great read for anyone interested in the impact of language on our society and our psyches.
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Mario Vargas Llosa, born in Peru in 1936, is the author of some of the most significant writing to come out of South America in the past fifty years. His novels include The Green House, about a brothel in a Peruvian town that brings together the innocent and the corrupt; The Feast of the Goat, a vivid re-creation of the Dominican Republic during the final days of General Rafael Trujillo’s insidiou...more
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