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Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1999
- First Edition
- Softcover
- New
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Paperback. 'Don Rigoberto is a hedonist, an erotomaniac, and a man whose private life is ruled by the most exotic of fantasies. His dull working days as an insurance executive serve only to fund his love of art, literature and the pursuit of pleasure.The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto, set in modern day Lima, is a classic Vargas Llosa tale of art and desire.Intricately constructed and beautifully conceived, it reaffirms Mario Vargas Llosa's reputation, alongside Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as one of South America's finest contemporary writers.' The Times A funny, sexy, disquieting and compelling novel that is one of Vargas Llosa's finest works. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto (Paperback)
- Author
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, London
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 057119575X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571195756
- Edition
- 1st Edition
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Don Rigoberto - by day a grey insurance executive, by night a pornographer and sexual enthusiast - misses Lucrecia, his estranged second wife. The pair separated following a sexual encounter between Lucrecia and Alfonso, Rigoberto's son. To compensate for her absence, Rigoberto fills his notebooks with memories, fantasies and unsent letters. Meanwhile, Alfonso visits Lucrecia, determined to win her love.
In The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto, Mario Vargas Llosa keeps the reader guessing which episodes are real and which issue from Rigoberto's imagination. The novel, a wonderful mix of reality and fantasy, is sexy, funny, disquieting, and unfailingly compelling.
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About the Author
Edith Grossman (1936-2023) began working as a professional translator in 1972, and a full-time translator in 1990. Her translations of writers such as Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Carlos Fuentes are contemporary classics. Her translation of Don Quixote is widely considered a masterpiece.
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