{"product_id":"touchstones-essays-on-literature-art-and-politics-paperback","title":"Touchstones: Essays on Literature, Art, and Politics - 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\u003eJohn King\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn King\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of Latin America's most garlanded novelists--and the recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature--Mario Vargas Llosa is also an acute and wide-ranging cultural critic and an acerbic political commentator. \u003ci\u003eTouchstones \u003c\/i\u003ecollects Vargas Llosa's brilliant readings of seminal twentieth-century novels, from \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Drum\u003c\/i\u003e; incisive essays on political and social thinkers; and contemporary pieces on 9\/11 and the immediate aftermath of the war in Iraq. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFantastically intelligent, inspired, and surprising, \u003ci\u003eTouchstones \u003c\/i\u003eis a landmark collection of essays from one of the world's leading writers and intellectuals.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e is Peru's foremost author and the winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1994 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor, and in 1995 he won the Jerusalem Prize. His many distinguished works include \u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of the Goat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Andes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of the Stepmother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConversation in the Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way to Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519736377651,"sku":"9780374278373","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VGc0WDFqVGVtamtYUG54V01KcWlWQT09.webp?v=1760507665","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/touchstones-essays-on-literature-art-and-politics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}