The Green House

by Llosa, Mario Vargas
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ISBN: 9780060732790
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Mario Vargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in a Peruvian town, situated between desert and jungle, which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, setting in motion a chain reaction with extraordinary consequences.

This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute; Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape.

The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization -- and one that is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Llosa, Mario Vargas
  • ISBN: 9780060732790
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.80 x 1.10
  • Number Of Pages: 405
  • Publication Year: 2005

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