Mario Vargas Llosa
Books and literary traditions in the Volumain atlas.
Books in the world atlas
The Time of the Hero
Cadets at a military academy in Lima live within a system of violence, secrets and enforced loyalty.
In the atlas: Peru
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
A young radio worker’s romance with Aunt Julia alternates with his colleague’s increasingly unruly radio serials.
In the atlas: Peru
Conversation in the Cathedral
A conversation in a Lima bar opens onto a panorama of private and public life under military dictatorship.
In the atlas: Peru
The Feast of the Goat
A novel of Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic and the marks tyranny leaves on individual lives.
In the atlas: Peru