From Lima to Leticia: The Peruvian Novels of Mario Vargas Llosa

by Marvin A. Lewis

Book Overview

A primarily culturalist interpretation of four major novels of the Peruvian writer, Mario Vargas Llosa: La ciudad y los perros (1963), La casa verde (1966), Conversacion en La Catedral (1969), and Pantaleon y las visitadores (1973). The author sheds light on various techniques and themes of these novels to show how they contribute to Vargas Llosa's overall view of the human condition in Peru.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819130508
• ISBN13: 9780819130501
• Release Date: February 1983
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"