The Feast of the Goat

Name: The Feast of the Goat
Author: Mario Vargas Llosa

by Mario Vargas Llosa

A dictator's widow reflects on his death, revealing their marriage and her own agency

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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.

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