The Peru of the near future is in the throes of an insurgency. A revolutionary army is taking on the failing government and the US Marines, and the cities have become vast garbage-strewn slums. In the midst of this, the narrator attempts to reconstruct the story of his friend, a modern revolutionary.In The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta , Mario Vargas Llosa offers not just a brilliant psychological portrait, but also a searing account of Latin America's political scene.
| ISBN-13: | 9780571149049 |
| ISBN-10: | 0571149049 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Publication date: | 1986 |
| Edition description: | Main |
| Pages: | 309 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 7.79526 Inches, Length: 4.96062 Inches, Weight: 0.56438339072 Pounds, Width: 0.7874 Inches |
| Author: | Mario Vargas Llosa |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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