{"product_id":"death-in-the-andes-paperback","title":"Death in the Andes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdith Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in an isolated, rundown community in the Peruvian Andes, Vargas Llosa's novel tells the story of a series of mysterious disappearances involving the Shining Path guerrillas and a local couple performing cannibalistic sacrifices with strange similiarities to the Dionysian rituals of ancient Greece. Part detective novel and part political allegory, it offers a panoramic view of Peruvian society; not only of the current political violence and social upheaval, but also of the country's past and its connection to Indian culture and pre-Hispanic mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Peru in 1936. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature \"for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat.\" He also won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor. His many works of fiction and nonfiction include \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of the Goat, In Praise of the Stepmother, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by FSG. He died in Lima at age 89 in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.26 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53490331615539,"sku":"9780312427252","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/nr1Vw5-rKQ9780312427252.webp?v=1781536906","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/death-in-the-andes-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}