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Harsh Times (Spanish: Tiempos recios) is a novel by writer Mario Vargas Llosa published in 2019, which narrates the turbulent history of Guatemala in the mid-1950s. The book won the ninth edition of the Francisco Umbral Book of the Year Award 2019.
Oct 8, 2019 · 4.03. 6,783 ratings927 reviews. The true story of Guatemala's political turmoil of the 1950s as only a master of fiction can tell it. Guatemala, 1954. The military coup perpetrated by Carlos Castillo Armas and supported by the CIA topples the government of Jacobo Árbenz.
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Nov 23, 2021 · This is a highly entertaining, easy to read novel by Noble Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa about how a progressive president in Guatemala was deposed by the complicity of the CIA, the United Fruit Company, and elements of that country’s army, among others.
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Nov 29, 2021 · Harsh Times, historical fiction set in the 1950s, follows military officer and politician Jacobo Árbenz as he is elected president of Guatemala. Árbenz begins a land reform program to give...
Nov 23, 2021 · Harsh Times: A Novel - Kindle edition by Vargas Llosa, Mario, West, Adrian Nathan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Harsh Times: A Novel.
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Jan 9, 2022 · Review. The Harsh Price of U.S. Profit in Latin America. Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel “Harsh Times” is an acid denunciation of corporate interests’ role in establishing U.S. power.
