Vargas Llosa, Mario 1936-

Aunt Julia and the scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
185 editions published between 1977 and 2011 in 17 languages and held by 2,588 libraries worldwide
Reality merges with fantasy in this hilarious comic novel about the world of radio soap operas and the pitfalls of forbidden passion by the bestselling author of The Storyteller. Sexy, sophisticated, older Aunt Julia, now divorced, seeks a new mate who can support her in high style. She finds instead her libidinous nephew, and their affair shocks both family and community.

The war of the end of the world by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
141 editions published between 1981 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 2,424 libraries worldwide
An apocalyptic prophet in the Brazilian backlands creates the state of Canudos. In it there is no money, property, marriage, income tax, decimal system, or census.

The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
98 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 16 languages and held by 2,409 libraries worldwide
Returning to her native Dominican Republic, forty-nine-year-old Urania Cabral discovers that Rafael Trujillo, the depraved dictator called "the Goat," still reigns over his inner circle, which includes Urania's father, with brutality and blackmail.

The storyteller by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
77 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 2,269 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: At a small gallery in Florence, a Peruvian writer happens upon a photograph of a tribal storyteller deep in the jungles of the Amazon. He is overcome with the eerie sense that he knows this man-that the storyteller is not an Indian at all but an old school friend, Saul Zuratas. As recollections of Zuratas flow through his mind, the writer begins to imagine Zuratas's transformation from a modern to a central member of the unacculturated Machiguenga tribe. Weaving the mysteries of identity, storytelling, and truth, Vargas Llosa has created a spellbinding tale of one man's journey from the modern world to our origins, abandoning one in order to find meaning in both.

La ciudad y los perros by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
298 editions published between 1962 and 2010 in 18 languages and held by 2,141 libraries worldwide
This story portrays how four angry cadets deal with the boredom and stifling confinement of a military academy.

La casa verde by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
242 editions published between 1961 and 2010 in 21 languages and held by 2,096 libraries worldwide
"Mario Vargas Llosa's novel takes place in a Peruvian town, situated between desert and jungle, 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, setting in motion 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 that is cursed by not being able to discern between the two."--BOOK JACKET.

Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
99 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 2,026 libraries worldwide
"In this novel, simultaneous plot lines ranging from an investigation by Corporal Lituma of a mysterious disappearance, to his deputy's love affair with a prostitute, to an Andean community terrorized by Shining Path guerrillas, and the alternating first- and third-person narrators all obscure coherence. Grossman's lazy translation needlessly retains large doses of original Spanish lexicon. An introduction, maps, and a translator's note are badly needed to orient readers not familiar with Peru"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

The way to paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
77 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 1,943 libraries worldwide
Recounts the stories of civil rights campaigner Flora Tristan and Paul Gauguin, the artist grandson who was born after her death, in a tale that follows Flora's struggles with class imbalances and her grandson's effort to escape civilization.

The bad girl by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
72 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in 16 languages and held by 1,924 libraries worldwide
Presents the story of a love affair between a Peruvian translator and an adventurous and independent woman, "the bad girl," as it unfolds over the course of forty years, from Lima to London, Paris, Tokyo, and Madrid.

Conversación en la catedral by Mario Vargas Llosa ( Book )
202 editions published between 1969 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 1,897 libraries worldwide
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 A. Odría. 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.