Vargas Llosa, Mario
Vargas Llosa, Mario ( 1936 – ),novelist and playwright, who was born in Arequipa, Peru, and lives in London. His novel exposing a military academy, La ciudad y los perros ( 1962 ; The Time of the Hero, 1966 ), caused a scandal. Astute realist manipulations focus on Peru in La casa verde ( 1965 ; The Green House, 1968 ), Conversación en la catedral ( 1970 ; Conversation in the Cathedral, 1975 ), Pantaleón y las visitadoras ( 1973 ; Captain Pantoja and the Special Service, 1978 ), La tia Julia y el escribidor ( 1977 ; Aunt Julia and the Script Writer, 1982 ), La historia de Mayta ( 1984 , The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta, 1986 ), and other titles. La guerra del fin del mundo ( 1981 ) is a study of fanaticism in Brazil. He has published a memoir (A Fish in the Water, 1994 ), plays, and criticism (Making Waves, ...
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