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Conversation in The Cathedral (original title: Conversación en La catedral) is a 1969 novel by Spanish-Peruvian writer and essayist Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Gregory Rabassa. One of Vargas Llosa's major works, it is a portrayal of Peru under the dictatorship of Manuel A. Odría in the 1950s, and deals with the lives of characters from ...
- Mario Vargas Llosa
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- 1969
- 1969
Conversation in the Cathedral. Mario Vargas Llosa, Gregory Rabassa (Translator) 4.36. 9,579 ratings826 reviews. A haunting tale of power, corruption, and the complex search for identity, Conversation in The Cathedral takes place in 1950s Peru during the dictatorship of Manuel Apolinario Odría Amoretti.
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Oct 10, 2022 · A novel based on the Peruvian dictatorship of Odría and the political struggles of various characters from different social classes. The main narrative mode is a dialogue between a journalist and a former driver of a capitalist, who recall their past and present lives in Lima.
Feb 1, 2005 · More than a historic analysis, Conversation in The Cathedral is a groundbreaking novel that tackles identity as well as the role of a citizen and how a lack of personal freedom can forever scar a people and a nation.
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- Mario Vargas Llosa
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- Harper Perennial
Jan 8, 1974 · Find book reviews of various genres and topics, from classics to contemporary novels, on Kirkus Reviews. Read the review of Conversation in the Cathedral by Mario Vargas Llosa, a novel about Peru's political and personal turmoil.
Learn about the novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, set in Lima during the dictatorship of Manuel Odria. Explore the themes, characters, literary techniques, and social concerns of this complex and intricate work.
A novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, a Nobel Prize winner, about a corrupt and hypocritical society in Peru. The title refers to a seedy bar in Lima, not a religious topic.
