{"product_id":"the-green-house-9780060732790","title":"The Green House","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Green House by Mario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling. . . . An imaginative documentation of nature's sway over man.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, an important and passionate novel set in Peru, that explores man's struggle with both nature and civilization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic early novel by Mario Vargas Llosa takes place in Puira, a Peruvian town situated between desert and jungle, torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of town while charming its innocent people, setting off a chain-reaction with extraordinary consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by nuns only to become a prostitute; Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization--one cursed by not being able to discern between the two. This paperback edition from Harper Perennial captures Vargas Llosa's masterful storytelling and profound exploration of human nature against the backdrop of Latin American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/strong\u003e, uno de los más destacados novelistas contemporáneos latinoamericanos, se lanzó a la fama con su novela \u003cem\u003eLa 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":50680512577810,"sku":"9780060732790","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e86d28d-79f0-4445-99ff-a4379be96911.jpg?v=1734920383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-green-house-9780060732790","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}