La ciudad y los perros
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Book Overview
The action of "The Time of the Hero," Nobel Prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa's first novel, takes place at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, Peru. There, four angry cadets who have formed an inner circle in an attempt to ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy set off a chain of events that starts with a theft and leads to murder and suicide. "The Time of the Hero" presents, with great accuracy and power, the cadets' nightmare life: brutal initiation rights, poker in the latrines, drinking contests; and, above all else, the strange military code which, whether broken or followed, can only destroy. When "The Time of the Hero" was first published in Peru in 1962, it was considered so scandalous that a thousand copies were burned in an official ceremony at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy. That same year, the book received the Biblioteca Breve Prize, an award given to the best work of fiction in the Spanish language.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0060906529
ISBN13:9780060906528
Release Date:January 1986
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Length:409 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
La ciudad y los adolecentes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
La Ciudad y los Perros Es un libro recomendable porque aunque trata una realidad específica, cualquiera que haya estado en una escuela y con mayor razón en un internado puede fácilmente encontrar ecos de su propia adolescencia en la novela; amén de las descripciones vívidas, el dibujo de los personajes y los distintos momentos de crisis. Si no la han leído, los invito a leerla, al igual que las demás novelas de Mario Vargas Llosa. Dr. Rafael Furlong De la Garza. ITESM CEM. México. 2007
The wonders of Vargas Llosa
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
La ciudad y los perros is one of the best novels in contemporary Latinamerican literature. It is a delightful piece of Mr. Vargas Llosa's prose, his use of several narrators, his use of several times and his marvelous use of comas. It is also an open window for his Peru; I haven't been to Peru, but I already know that when I go, I will always carry Mr. Vargas Llosa's flavour in my mouth; not only from La ciudad y los perros but from his other novels. You should read this book and carry Alberto, el poeta, with you, forever.
muy bueno,
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
muy bueno, aunque no el mejor de sus libros, esas historias sobre colegios militares tienen su publico, y puede ser que no sea muy amante de esas lecturas, pero hay que darle sus meritos, el usa el estilo de contar las cosas comenzando desde la mitad de las mismas, yendo al principio y finalizando. no se la recomiendo a nadie como primera lectura de vargas llosa, es mejor comenzar por la casa verde, mas intensa, mas madura narrataivamente hablando,pero ustedes lo leen y despues deciden.luis mendez
A+ book, C- translation
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The Time of the Hero is one of the best books of our time, and ideal for The American Scholar. Llosa's writing style incorporates insights about life, war, love, fraternity, and humanity in a characteristically intelligent way. The subject matter is both informative and universal, and the presentation is unique and intellectually appealing. The book is multi-faceted, layered, and intriguing. Unfortunately, the translation takes so much away from the story. It is necessary to either read the book in the original Spanish, entitled La Ciudad y los perros, or read it with a grain of salt, always trying to read the language not as it appears on the page, but as Llosa wrote it.
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