Conversation in the Cathedral.: Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.
by VARGAS LLOSA. MARIO
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, [1975]. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine tight copy in a fine dust jacket. Probably the author's scarcest book.
Synopsis
Conversation in the Cathedral is a 1969 novel by Peruvian writer and essayist Mario Vargas Llosa, recognized as one of his major works. It is a portrayal of Peru under the dictatorship of Manuel A. Odría in the 1950s, and deals with the lives of characters from different social strata. The ambitious narrative is built around the stories of Santiago Zavala and Ambrosio respectively; one the son of a minister, the other his chauffeur.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Dagg Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30649
- Title
- Conversation in the Cathedral.
- Author
- VARGAS LLOSA. MARIO
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1975]
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- Fine
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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