Conversation in the Cathedral
by Vargas Llosa, Mario
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Row; (1975). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First US edition, first printing, very good+ in a very good+ dust jacket. Page edges are just slightly soiled; small worn spot at bottom corner of front board. The price clipped jacket has a few small rubbed spots at spine ends, and the front flap is creased. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
Synopsis
Conversation in the Cathedral is a 1969 novel by Peruvian writer and essayist Mario Vargas Llosa, recognized as one of his major works. It is a portrayal of Peru under the dictatorship of Manuel A. Odría in the 1950s, and deals with the lives of characters from different social strata. The ambitious narrative is built around the stories of Santiago Zavala and Ambrosio respectively; one the son of a minister, the other his chauffeur.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020947
- Title
- Conversation in the Cathedral
- Author
- Vargas Llosa, Mario
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row; (1975)
- Place of Publication
- NY
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