An edition of Conversación en La Catedral (1969)

Conversation in The Cathedral

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An edition of Conversación en La Catedral (1969)

Conversation in The Cathedral

a novel

1st ed.

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.5 (6 ratings)
  • 52 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

A Haunting tale of power, corruption, and the complex search for identity Conversation in The Cathedral takes place in 1950s Peru during the dictatorship of Manuel A. Odría. Over beers and a sea of freely spoken words, the conversation flows between two individuals, Santiago and Ambrosia, who talk of their tormented lives and of the overall degradation and frustration that has slowly taken over their town. Through a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it. More than a historic analysis, Conversation in The Cathedral is a groundbreaking novel that tackles identity as well as the role of a citizen and how a lack of personal freedom can forever scar a people and a nation.

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Publisher
Rayo
Language
English
Pages
601

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Fiction, general English fiction Political corruption Fiction

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Cover of: Conversation in The Cathedral
Conversation in The Cathedral: a novel
2005, Rayo
Paperback in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Conversación en La Catedral
Conversación en La Catedral
July 1999, Alfaguara, Aguilar, Altea, Taurus
Paperback in Spanish - Ed. definitiva
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Conversation in The Cathedral
1993, Faber and Faber
Paperback in English
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Conversation in The Cathedral
1975, Harper and Row
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Conversation in The Cathedral
Conversation in The Cathedral
1975, Harper and Row
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York (New York), USA
Translation Of
Conversación en La Catedral
Translated From
Spanish

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
863/.64
Library of Congress
PQ8498.32.A65 C613 2005

Contributors

Translator
Gregory Rabassa

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
601 p ; 21 cm
Number of pages
601

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3311583M
ISBN 10
0060732806
LCCN
2004063263
OCLC/WorldCat
57422716
LibraryThing
342954
Goodreads
53970

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL857552W
LibraryThing
342954
Wikidata
Q1519372

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Work Description

Conversación en La Catedral, un retrato crudo de la corrupción moral y la represión política que vivió Perú bajo la dictadura del general Manuel A. Odría, es la tercera novela del autor peruano Mario Vargas Llosa. Publicada en 1969 y reconocida como una de sus grandes obras, fue pensada para publicarse en dos partes, lo que solo ocurrió en las primeras ediciones. Según Vargas Llosa, ninguna otra novela le ha dado más trabajo, entre revisiones y reescrituras. Asegura que «si tuviera que salvar del fuego una sola de las que he escrito, salvaría esta».

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