{"product_id":"conversation-in-the-cathedral-9780060732806","title":"Conversation in the Cathedral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the master storytellers of our time.\" -- \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature comes a haunting novel about power, corruption, and the complex search for identity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConversation in The Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e takes place in 1950s Peru during the dictatorship of Manuel A. Odría. Over beers and a sea of freely spoken words, the conversation flows between two individuals, Santiago and Ambrosia, who talk of their tormented lives and of the overall degradation and frustration that has slowly taken over their town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it. More than a historic analysis, \u003cem\u003eConversation in The Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e is a groundbreaking novel that tackles identity as well as the role of a citizen and how a lack of personal freedom can forever scar a people and a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLlosa, Mario Vargas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMario Vargas Llosa, uno de los más destacados novelistas contemporáneos latinoamericanos, se lanzó a la fama con su novela\u003cem\u003e La ciudad y los perros\u003c\/em\u003e que obtuvo el Premio Biblioteca Breve y el Premio de la Crítica. Novelas posteriores son, entre otras, \u003cem\u003eLa casa verde\u003c\/em\u003e (Premio de la Crítica y Premio Internacional de Literatura Rómulo Gallegos), \u003cem\u003eConversación en La Catedral\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLa guerra del fin del mundo\u003c\/em\u003e y \u003cem\u003eLituma en los Andes\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644905689362,"sku":"9780060732806","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df3d5ddc-7546-4e2a-9229-07a9d90ee716.jpg?v=1733129123","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conversation-in-the-cathedral-9780060732806","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}