Name: The War of the End of the World

Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
Year: 1981
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Historical fiction, War/Military
Culture: Latin-American

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ISBNs:
9780571139613
9780312427986
0571139612
0312427980
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.

~publisher's web site
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