Author: Mario Vargas Llosa Year: 1981 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, War/Military Culture: Latin-American
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ISBNs: 9780571139613 9780312427986 0571139612 0312427980 |
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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.
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