Death in the Andes
Download or Read eBook Death in the Andes PDF written by Mario Vargas Llosa and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Mario Vargas Llosa |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2011-03-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 1429921587 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781429921589 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Death in the Andes by : Mario Vargas Llosa
Book excerpt: Set in an isolated, rundown community in the Peruvian Andes, Vargas Llosa's novel tells the story of a series of mysterious disappearances involving the Shining Path guerrillas and a local couple performing cannibalistic sacrifices with strange similiarities to the Dionysian rituals of ancient Greece. Part detective novel and part political allegory, it offers a panoramic view of Peruvian society; not only of the current political violence and social upheaval, but also of the country's past and its connection to Indian culture and pre-Hispanic mysticism.