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Oct 1, 1981 · 11,231 ratings983 reviews. The War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells the unforgettable story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a ...
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Jul 22, 2008 · In perhaps his most ambitious and tragic novel, Mario Vargas Llosa tells his own version of the real story of Canudos, inhabiting characters on both sides of the massive, cataclysmic battle between the society and government troops.
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The War of the End of the World (Spanish: La guerra del fin del mundo) is a 1981 novel written by Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. It is a fictionalized account of the War of Canudos conflict in late 19th-century Brazil.
Jan 1, 2012 · Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells the story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise. Print length. 768 pages. Language. English.
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Jul 22, 2008 · The War of the End of the World. A Novel. Author: Mario Vargas Llosa; Translated by Helen Lane. Award Winner. About This Book. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE. Deep within the remote backlands of nineteenth-century Brazil lies Canudos, home to all the damned of the earth: prostitutes, bandits,... Read More. Page Count. 576. Genre.
Jul 22, 2008 · Faber & Faber, Nov 15, 2012 - Fiction - 993 pages. The War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history,...
Sep 1, 1984 · Set in nineteenth century Brazil, and based on a real episode in Brazilian history, this novel is the tory of an apocalyptic movement led by a mysterious prophet to establish another republic: Canudos, whose citizens are all the damned of the earth, the prostittues, bandits and beggars who flee to the Brazilian frontier.
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