Sabers and utopias : visions of Latin America / Mario Vargas Llosa ; translated from the Spanish by...
Sabers and utopias : visions of Latin America / Mario Vargas Llosa ; translated from the Spanish by...
Sabers and utopias : visions of Latin America / Mario Vargas Llosa ; translated from the Spanish by Anna Kushner.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
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Call Numbers
G 2018/2204
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Language
English
Spanish
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxiii, 275 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword: The instinctive struggle for freedom / by Carlos Granés -- The fall of Somoza -- Toward a totalitarian Peru -- The perfect dictatorship -- Death in Haiti -- Fidel and his "melancholy whores" -- Funeral rites for a tyrant -- Warning to dictators -- The leader's honor -- Letter to Fidel Cas...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Throughout his career, the Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa has grappled with the concept of Latin America on a global stage. Examining liberal claims and searching for cohesion, he continuously weighs the reality of the continent against the image it projects, and considers the political dangers and possibilities that face this diverse set o...
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Full title
Sabers and utopias : visions of Latin America / Mario Vargas Llosa ; translated from the Spanish by Anna Kushner.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
"Originally published in Spanish in 2009 by Santillana Ediciones Generales, Spain, as Sables y Utopías."
Includes index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2018/2204
Record Identifier
74VKVoD8gB0X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVoD8gB0X
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ISBN
9780374253738 hardcover
0374253730 hardcover
DDC
980.03
MMS ID
991024164745702626
