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About the Book: War of the End of the World
The War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells the story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise.
About the Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa has established an international reputation as one of the Latin America's most important authors. He was born in Peru in 1936 and educated at university in Lima, where he studied Humanities and Law. Always politically outspoken, from 1976 to 1979 Vargas Llosa served as President of PEN adn in 1983 presided over the commission which investigated the deaths of eight journalists killed during the Belaunde Government's campaign against the Maoist guerrilla movement. Having once declined the Prime Ministership of Peru in 1984, he was a candidate in the 1990 Presidential elections. In 2010 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
| Book: | War of the End of the World |
| Author: | Mario Vargas Llosa |
| ISBN: | 0571139612 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780571139613 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-11-04 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Number of Pages: | 568 |
| Language: | English |
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