The Green House
Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in a Peruvian town, situated between desert and jungle, which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, setting in motion a chain reaction with extraordinary consequences.
This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute; Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape.
The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization -- and one that is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.
Product Information
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- : HarperCollins Publishers
- : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- : 0.308443
- : 31 January 2005
- : .94 Inches X 5.31 Inches X 8 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Mario Vargas Llosa
- : Paperback
- : 0502
- : English
- : 863/.64
- : 416