Description
Ambientada en un remoto pueblo de montaña, Lituma en los Andes comienza como una novela policíaca sobre la desaparición de tres lugareños. El cabo Lituma y su ayudante Tomás sospechan de Sendero Luminoso, la organización guerrillera que viene sembrando el terror en el Perú. Pero la intriga adquiere visos inesperados cuando se descubren crueles prácticas ancestrales en la zona, y la narración va ganando dimensiones conforme las pesquisas se alternan con los recuerdos íntimos de los protagonistas. Con un virtuoso manejo de la trama, la psicología y los géneros, Mario Vargas Llosa ofrece al cabo una profunda meditación sobre la sociedad peruana y sus males históricos. La crítica ha dicho:
«Una novela que penetra en el corazón de Latinoamérica . --The Washington Post ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Set in a remote mountain town, Lituma in the Andes begins as a detective novel about the disappearance of three locals. Corporal Lituma and his assistant Tomás suspect the Shining Path, the guerrilla organization that has been sowing terror in Peru. But the intrigue takes on unexpected overtones when cruel ancestral practices are discovered in the area, and the narrative gains dimensions as the investigations alternate with the intimate memories of the protagonists. With a virtuous handling of plot, psychology and genres, Mario Vargas Llosa offers a profound meditation on Peruvian society and its historical ills.
Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: 01/18/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.55h x 5.04w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9788466358897
ISBN10: 8466358897
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
«Una novela que penetra en el corazón de Latinoamérica . --The Washington Post ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Set in a remote mountain town, Lituma in the Andes begins as a detective novel about the disappearance of three locals. Corporal Lituma and his assistant Tomás suspect the Shining Path, the guerrilla organization that has been sowing terror in Peru. But the intrigue takes on unexpected overtones when cruel ancestral practices are discovered in the area, and the narrative gains dimensions as the investigations alternate with the intimate memories of the protagonists. With a virtuous handling of plot, psychology and genres, Mario Vargas Llosa offers a profound meditation on Peruvian society and its historical ills.
Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: 01/18/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.55h x 5.04w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9788466358897
ISBN10: 8466358897
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary