Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian Nobel laureate whose massive, technically innovative novels examine political corruption, military machismo, and the chaos of Latin American history. The Feast of the Goat and Conversation in the Cathedral are his masterworks.
Works
- The Feast of the GoatA dictator's widow reflects on his death, revealing their marriage and her own agency
- Conversation in the CathedralIntellectuals debate politics, love, and corruption during Peru's turbulent post-war period
- The War of the End of the WorldA mystical utopia in the Brazilian Amazon attracts true believers and charismatic con artists
- Aunt Julia and the ScriptwriterA middle-aged man's romance with his young aunt becomes central to a love story
- The Green HouseA community in the Amazon struggles with desire, violence, and the search for meaning