Green House, The - Softcover

Vargas Llosa, Mario

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060732792 ISBN 13: 9780060732790

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2005

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2005-02-01 Pages: 416 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins US Mario Vargas Llosas classic early novel takes place in a Peruvian town. situated between desert and jungle. which is torn by boredom and lust Don Anselmo. a stranger in a black coat. builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people. setting in motion a chain reaction with extraordinary consequences This brothel. called the Green House. brings together the innocent and the corrupt:. Bonificia. a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute; Father Garcia. struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization -. and one that is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.

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Product Description:

Mario Vargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in a Peruvian town, situated between desert and jungle, which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, setting in motion a chain reaction with extraordinary consequences.

This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute; Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape.

The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization -- and one that is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.

About the Author:

Mario Vargas Llosa, uno de los más destacados novelistas contemporáneos latinoamericanos, se lanzó a la fama con su novela La ciudad y los perros que obtuvo el Premio Biblioteca Breve y el Premio de la Crítica. Novelas posteriores son, entre otras, La casa verde (Premio de la Crítica y Premio Internacional de Literatura Rómulo Gallegos), Conversación en La Catedral, La guerra del fin del mundo y Lituma en los Andes con la que obtuvo el Premio Planeta 1993. Ha publicado también obras teatrales, ensayos y memorias. En 1986 compartió con Rafael Lapesa el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras y en 1994 se le concedió el Premio Miguel de Cervantes de Literatura.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060732792
• ISBN 13: 9780060732790
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 418