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Synopsis
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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"A modern tragedy on the grand scale . . . As dark as spilled blood."--Salman Rushdie, "The New Republic""A vast, fantastic, thunderous novel."--"The Times" (UK)"A magnificent storyteller . . . [Vargas Llosa] gives us a cast of unforgettable characters swept up in the upheaval. . . . This is the work of a master, coming into full realization of his powers."--"The Boston Sunday Globe""His masterpiece."--Madison Smartt Bell"An extraordinary achievement. The author gives a wonderfully vivid and impartial picture of individuals and communities."--"The Guardian" (UK) "A modern tragedy on the grand scale . . . As dark as spilled blood."--Salman Rushdie, "The New Republic ""A vast, fantastic, thunderous novel."--"The Times" (UK) "A magnificent storyteller . . . [Vargas Llosa] gives us a cast of unforgettable characters swept up in the upheaval. . . . This is the work of a master, coming into full realization of his powers."--"The Boston Sunday Globe ""His masterpiece."--Madison Smartt Bell "An extraordinary achievement. The author gives a wonderfully vivid and impartial picture of individuals and communities."--"The Guardian" (UK)
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The War of the End of the World is a classic Mario Vargas Llosa novel, based on real events in Brazilian history.
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0374286515
- ISBN 13 9780374286514
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
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