| Author: | Mario Vargas Llosa | ISBN: | 9781429921589 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | March 4, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mario Vargas Llosa |
| ISBN: | 9781429921589 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | March 4, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Language: | English |
Set in an isolated, rundown community in the Peruvian Andes, Vargas Llosa's novel tells the story of a series of mysterious disappearances involving the Shining Path guerrillas and a local couple performing cannibalistic sacrifices with strange similiarities to the Dionysian rituals of ancient Greece. Part detective novel and part political allegory, it offers a panoramic view of Peruvian society; not only of the current political violence and social upheaval, but also of the country's past and its connection to Indian culture and pre-Hispanic mysticism.
Set in an isolated, rundown community in the Peruvian Andes, Vargas Llosa's novel tells the story of a series of mysterious disappearances involving the Shining Path guerrillas and a local couple performing cannibalistic sacrifices with strange similiarities to the Dionysian rituals of ancient Greece. Part detective novel and part political allegory, it offers a panoramic view of Peruvian society; not only of the current political violence and social upheaval, but also of the country's past and its connection to Indian culture and pre-Hispanic mysticism.
