The Way to Paradise. - Softcover

Llosa, Mario Vargas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571220363 ISBN 13: 9780571220366

Publisher: Faber And Faber Ltd., 2003

Synopsis

373 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. A Rare Study Of Passion, Ambition And The Determined Pursuit Of Greatness In The Face Of Illness, Death And Conservative Forces, This Shows A Contemporary Master At The Peak Of His Powers.

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Review:

"The bold, dynamic and endlessly productive imagination of Vargas Llosa, one of the writing giants of our time, is something truly to be admired...In this, the master novelist's first truly international novel, the canvases light up with the glow of his passion."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Oddly affecting...an engrossing, sometimes horrifying image of social conditions in France [from] one of the great Latin American novelists."
--"The New York Times Book Review"""
"With matchless empathy and insight, the great author analyzes two contrasting quests for the ideal...It's hard to believe, but Vargas Llosa just keeps getting better. What are the Swedes waiting for?"
--"Kirkus Reviews"""
"Through his characters Vargas Llosa [captures] much of the liberationist spirit of the 19th century, the great romantic desire to escape the cramping bonds of tradition, whatever the cost. His stylistic virtuosity with authorial voice commands ambition."
--"Washington Post"""
"Masterful....Vargas Llosa's florid but exacting style is mesmerizing, as is his choice of two characters whose drastically opposing belief systems only make their rare moments of connection more sublime."
--"Time Out New York"

The bold, dynamic and endlessly productive imagination of Vargas Llosa, one of the writing giants of our time, is something truly to be admired...In this, the master novelist's first truly international novel, the canvases light up with the glow of his passion. "San Francisco Chronicle"

Oddly affecting...an engrossing, sometimes horrifying image of social conditions in France [from] one of the great Latin American novelists. "The New York Times Book Review"

With matchless empathy and insight, the great author analyzes two contrasting quests for the ideal...It's hard to believe, but Vargas Llosa just keeps getting better. What are the Swedes waiting for? "Kirkus Reviews"

Through his characters Vargas Llosa [captures] much of the liberationist spirit of the 19th century, the great romantic desire to escape the cramping bonds of tradition, whatever the cost. His stylistic virtuosity with authorial voice commands ambition. "Washington Post"

Masterful....Vargas Llosa's florid but exacting style is mesmerizing, as is his choice of two characters whose drastically opposing belief systems only make their rare moments of connection more sublime. "Time Out New York""

"The bold, dynamic and endlessly productive imagination of Vargas Llosa, one of the writing giants of our time, is something truly to be admired...In this, the master novelist's first truly international novel, the canvases light up with the glow of his passion." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Oddly affecting...an engrossing, sometimes horrifying image of social conditions in France [from] one of the great Latin American novelists." --The New York Times Book Review

"With matchless empathy and insight, the great author analyzes two contrasting quests for the ideal...It's hard to believe, but Vargas Llosa just keeps getting better. What are the Swedes waiting for?" --Kirkus Reviews

"Through his characters Vargas Llosa [captures] much of the liberationist spirit of the 19th century, the great romantic desire to escape the cramping bonds of tradition, whatever the cost. His stylistic virtuosity with authorial voice commands ambition." --Washington Post

"Masterful....Vargas Llosa's florid but exacting style is mesmerizing, as is his choice of two characters whose drastically opposing belief systems only make their rare moments of connection more sublime." --Time Out New York

Book Description:

The Way to Paradise by the Nobel Prize-winner Mario Vargas Llosa interweaves the story of the painter Paul Gauguin with that of his grandmother, Flora Tristan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber And Faber Ltd.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0571220363
• ISBN 13: 9780571220366
• Binding: Paperback