Overview
El libro mĆ”s autobiogrĆ”fico de Vargas Llosa: la memoria del surgimiento de sus vocaciones literaria y polĆtica.
Ā«La escritura de Mario Vargas Llosa ha dado forma a nuestra imagen de SudamĆ©rica y tiene su propio capĆtulo en la historia de la literatura contemporĆ”nea. En sus primeros aƱos, fue un renovador de la novela; hoy, un poeta Ć©picoĀ». -Per WƤstberg, presidente del ComitĆ© Nobel
Ā«Se escribe para llenar vacĆos, para tomarse desquites contra la realidad, contra las circunstanciasĀ».
La obra de Vargas Llosa se sustenta en numerosos acontecimientos personales que transcurrieron en su juventud. La difĆcil relaciĆ³n con un padre duro y violento, el nacimiento de la vocaciĆ³n de escritor como oposiciĆ³n a esa autoridad, los aƱos del Colegio Militar Leoncio Prado, la precoz vida bohemia, la precipitada boda con Ā«la tĆa JuliaĀ» o la existencia real de Ā«la Casa VerdeĀ».
AdemĆ”s, y a modo de contrapeso, conocemos la corta pero intensa carrera polĆtica del autor. Esos tres aƱos que transcurrieron desde la improvisada movilizaciĆ³n popular de la plaza San MartĆn en oposiciĆ³n a la polĆtica de Alan GarcĆa hasta la definitiva derrota ante Fujimori.
El pez en el agua es un libro cargado de experiencias que se nos muestran desnudas y sinceras, sin recurrir a la ficciĆ³n, acompaƱadas tan sĆ³lo de la prosa hipnĆ³tica, reveladora y magistral de Mario Vargas Llosa.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
30th Anniversary Edition
Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa recounts his life from his birth in Arequipa through his 1990 bid for the Peruvian presidency and reveals the experiences that he transformed into literary works.
This work by the renowned Peruvian author allows us to glimpse into the key years of his youth until his candidacy for President of Peru. These are stark, unadorned truths revealed through his hypnotic and masterly prose. The strained relationship between the author and his harsh, violent father; the discovery of his calling as a writer as a means to oppose parental authoritarianism, the precocious bohemia, the hasty wedding with āla tĆa Juliaā (āAunt Juliaā) and the short, yet intense, political career of the writer.
This book title, El pez en el agua / A Fish in Water: A Memoir, ISBN: 9788420475424, by Mario Vargas Llosa, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (October 10, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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