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"Long Talk in the Bar" is one of Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa's most ambitious works, and perhaps a prime example of how this contemporary writer uses literature to engage in political reflection. Set during the dictatorship of General Odilla (1948-1956), the novel depicts the moral collapse of Santiago Zavala, a young man from a middle-class family, and how an intellectual with literary ambitions gradually abandons his ideals under the corrupt power of the dictatorship. The novel offers a comprehensive portrayal of the city of Lima at the time, presenting a comprehensive picture of Peruvian society.
(Purchase Tips: This book covers the politics, military, society, and multiculturalism of South American countries in the mid-20th century. It is recommended for readers aged 18 and above.)
Editor's Recommendation:
◆This is an ambitious work by Nobel Prize winner in Literature, one of the core works, and is regarded as a sign that the author's writing skills have reached their peak.
◆It covers a wide range, involves deep issues, and has a huge capacity, creating about seventy characters ranging from ministers, generals and wealthy people to gangsters, thugs, socialites, etc.
A bold, award-winning anti-authoritarian novel that presents the realities of the Odria government throughout its history and throughout the country.
◆The “dialogue wave” and “pass-through pipe method” and other iconic techniques are overwhelming, and highly complex artistic expression techniques such as drama, film and television are introduced.
◆ This deeply supports the award citation: "...a meticulous cartographic depiction of power structures, and a sharp portrayal of individual resistance, defiance, and frustration."
◆Purchase Tips: This book covers the politics, military, society and multiculturalism of South American countries in the mid-20th century. It is recommended for readers aged 18 and above.
If only one of my works could be rescued from the fire, I would choose this one. -- Vargas Llosa's book is more full of life than all my other novels, and it conquers the readers little by little. This is very inspiring to me. If I were to make an evaluation of all the novels I have written, I think "Long Talk in the Bar" should be one of my major works. -- Vargas Llosa media reviews/famous writer recommendations I read "Long Talk in the Bar" with reverence. -- Kenzaburo Oe In order to write this novel, the author read various documents of that period and many speeches by Odrea, and interviewed witnesses of various events at the time. The novel's expression method has developed in a new way. Its basic pattern is the "dialogue wave" structure, and it uses various techniques of modern new novels in a relatively concentrated manner. It is generally believed that this novel is a sign that the author's writing skills have reached their peak. -- Sun Jiameng

2021-03-01

人民文学出版社

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9787020159475