The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta A Novel
by Vargas Llosa, Mario; MacAdam, AlfredFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-06-24
Publisher(s): Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Summary
The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta is an astute psychological portrait of a modern revolutionary and a searching account of an old friend's struggle to understand him. First published in English in 1986, the novel probes the long and checkered history of radical politics in Latin America.
Author Biography
Mario Vargas Llosa is Peru's foremost writer. In 1995 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor, and the Jerusalem Prize. His many other works include The Storyteller, Who Killed Palomino Molero?, and most recent, The Feast of the Goat. He lives in London.
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"With [The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta] Mario Vargas Llosa . . . has replaced Gabriel García Márquez as the South American novelist for gringos to catch up on." —John Updike, The New Yorker
"A glittering trompe l'oeil of a novel about the revolutionary temperament—and the nature of fiction." —The New York Times
"Mario Vargas Llosa [is] one of the master storytellers of our time." —Denis Lynn Heyck, Chicago Tribune Book World
"In a way, this novel about an obscure Peruvian revolutionary is a perfect introduction to Vargas Llosa." —Terrence Rafferty, The Nation
"A glittering trompe l'oeil of a novel about the revolutionary temperament—and the nature of fiction." —The New York Times
"Mario Vargas Llosa [is] one of the master storytellers of our time." —Denis Lynn Heyck, Chicago Tribune Book World
"In a way, this novel about an obscure Peruvian revolutionary is a perfect introduction to Vargas Llosa." —Terrence Rafferty, The Nation
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