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Through a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it.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.
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Through a complicated web of secrets and historical references, Mario Vargas Llosa analyzes the mental and moral mechanisms that govern power and the people behind it.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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Hardback Editions
August 1978 : Hardback
| Title: Conversation in the Cathedral Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa ISBN: 0-06-014502-1 / 978-0-06-014502-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1975 : Hardback
| Title: Conversation in the Cathedral Author(s): Mario VARGAS LLOSA Publisher: Harper & Row Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1974 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
February 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Conversation in the Cathedral Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa ISBN: 0-06-073280-6 / 978-0-06-073280-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1993 : Paperback
| Title: Conversation in the Cathedral Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa ISBN: 0-571-16882-5 / 978-0-571-16882-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1988 : Paperback
| Title: Conversation in the Cathedral Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa Publisher: Noonday Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 1984 : Paperback
| Title: Conversation in the Cathedral Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa ISBN: 0-374-51815-7 / 978-0-374-51815-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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