Nobel Prize winning Peruvian author Vargas Llosa's political side comes to the surface in this dark yet optimistic fictionalized true story of the assassination of the dictator Bautista in the Dominican Republic. It reads in parts like reportage, but has a vividness that is both moving and even shocking, as in the sections describing the torture of the conspirators. Ultimately, it is a story of courage, survival and justice, which, although solidly realistic, surely fuctions as an allegory for present-day struggles against injustice around the world. That the book is written by the same writer as the witty and fun Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter attests to the amazing range of his talents.
Click here for a review of the book by The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/apr/06/fiction.reviews
Click here for a review of the book by The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/apr/06/fiction.reviews
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