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La Señorita de Tacna Kathie Y El Hipopótamo
La señorita de Kathie y el hipopótamo by Mario Vargas Llosa.
214 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1900
About the author
Mario Vargas Llosa
600 books9,784 followersJorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa, more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa, was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician. Vargas Llosa was one of the Spanish language and Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists and one of the leading writers of his generation. Some critics consider him to have had a more substantial international impact and worldwide audience than any other writer of the Latin American Boom. In 2010, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat".
Vargas Llosa rose to international fame in the 1960s with novels such as The Time of the Hero (La ciudad y los perros, 1963/1966), The Green House (La casa verde, 1965/1968), and the monumental Conversation in The Cathedral (Conversación en La Catedral, 1969/1975). He wrote prolifically across various literary genres, including literary criticism and journalism. His novels include comedies, murder mysteries, historical novels, and political thrillers. He won the 1967 Rómulo Gallegos Prize and the 1986 Prince of Asturias Award. Several of his works have been adopted as feature films, such as Captain Pantoja and the Special Service (1973/1978) and Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (1977/1982). Vargas Llosa's perception of Peruvian society and his experiences as a native Peruvian influenced many of his works. Increasingly, he expanded his range and tackled themes from other parts of the world. In his essays, Vargas Llosa criticized nationalism in different parts of the world.
Like many Latin American writers, Vargas Llosa was politically active. While he initially supported the Cuban revolutionary government of Fidel Castro, Vargas Llosa later became disenchanted with its policies, particularly after the imprisonment of Cuban poet Heberto Padilla in 1971, and later identified as a liberal and held anti-left-wing ideas. He ran for the presidency of Peru in 1990 with the center-right Frente Democrático coalition, advocating for liberal reforms, but lost the election to Alberto Fujimori in a landslide.
Vargas Llosa continued his literary career while advocating for right-wing activists and candidates internationally following his exit from direct participation in Peruvian politics. He was awarded the 1994 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1995 Jerusalem Prize, the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, the 2012 Carlos Fuentes International Prize, and the 2018 Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit. In 2011, Vargas Llosa was made the Marquess of Vargas Llosa by Spanish king Juan Carlos I. In 2021, he was elected to the Académie française.
Vargas Llosa rose to international fame in the 1960s with novels such as The Time of the Hero (La ciudad y los perros, 1963/1966), The Green House (La casa verde, 1965/1968), and the monumental Conversation in The Cathedral (Conversación en La Catedral, 1969/1975). He wrote prolifically across various literary genres, including literary criticism and journalism. His novels include comedies, murder mysteries, historical novels, and political thrillers. He won the 1967 Rómulo Gallegos Prize and the 1986 Prince of Asturias Award. Several of his works have been adopted as feature films, such as Captain Pantoja and the Special Service (1973/1978) and Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (1977/1982). Vargas Llosa's perception of Peruvian society and his experiences as a native Peruvian influenced many of his works. Increasingly, he expanded his range and tackled themes from other parts of the world. In his essays, Vargas Llosa criticized nationalism in different parts of the world.
Like many Latin American writers, Vargas Llosa was politically active. While he initially supported the Cuban revolutionary government of Fidel Castro, Vargas Llosa later became disenchanted with its policies, particularly after the imprisonment of Cuban poet Heberto Padilla in 1971, and later identified as a liberal and held anti-left-wing ideas. He ran for the presidency of Peru in 1990 with the center-right Frente Democrático coalition, advocating for liberal reforms, but lost the election to Alberto Fujimori in a landslide.
Vargas Llosa continued his literary career while advocating for right-wing activists and candidates internationally following his exit from direct participation in Peruvian politics. He was awarded the 1994 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1995 Jerusalem Prize, the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, the 2012 Carlos Fuentes International Prize, and the 2018 Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit. In 2011, Vargas Llosa was made the Marquess of Vargas Llosa by Spanish king Juan Carlos I. In 2021, he was elected to the Académie française.
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October 26, 2026
La señorita de Tacna:
Esta obra teatral se divide en dos actos, en los que conoceremos a Belisario, un joven escritor, quien intenta llenar los vacíos en la frágil memoria de sus parientes y así, escribir una novela basada en los recuerdos de sus abuelos, padres, tíos, pero sobre todo, en su tía abuela Elvira, a quien llaman “Mamaé”.
Mientras escribe, los personajes del pasado van cobrando vida, como fantasmas que no quieren abandonar este mundo terrenal. Y es así que, la realidad se mezcla con los recuerdos reales, cosa que podría confundir al lector, ya que no sabemos si lo que se cuenta es verdad o simplemente, es producto de la imaginación de alguno de los personajes.
La trama se centra en la juventud de Elvira en la ciudad de Tacna a principios del siglo XX, cuando ella estaba enamorada de Joaquin, un oficial chileno con quien va a casarse, y con quien quiere pasar el resto de su vida.
Pero la vida tenía otros planes para Elvira y un descubrimiento haría que sus planes cambien totalmente, cambiando su destino.
Esta obra nos deja pensando sobre nuestras familias y los recuerdos que muchas veces quedan ocultos y otros salen a la luz, recuerdos llenos de alegría y tristeza, que sobreviven al tiempo.
Esta obra teatral se divide en dos actos, en los que conoceremos a Belisario, un joven escritor, quien intenta llenar los vacíos en la frágil memoria de sus parientes y así, escribir una novela basada en los recuerdos de sus abuelos, padres, tíos, pero sobre todo, en su tía abuela Elvira, a quien llaman “Mamaé”.
Mientras escribe, los personajes del pasado van cobrando vida, como fantasmas que no quieren abandonar este mundo terrenal. Y es así que, la realidad se mezcla con los recuerdos reales, cosa que podría confundir al lector, ya que no sabemos si lo que se cuenta es verdad o simplemente, es producto de la imaginación de alguno de los personajes.
La trama se centra en la juventud de Elvira en la ciudad de Tacna a principios del siglo XX, cuando ella estaba enamorada de Joaquin, un oficial chileno con quien va a casarse, y con quien quiere pasar el resto de su vida.
Pero la vida tenía otros planes para Elvira y un descubrimiento haría que sus planes cambien totalmente, cambiando su destino.
Esta obra nos deja pensando sobre nuestras familias y los recuerdos que muchas veces quedan ocultos y otros salen a la luz, recuerdos llenos de alegría y tristeza, que sobreviven al tiempo.
July 25, 2026
4.75
¡Mi primera lectura de MVLL! Me tomó un poco de tiempo retomar el libro y pasar del primer guion al segundo, pero lo valió. El intercambio en el tiempo, en los personajes, en los lugares, son la dinámica que más me llamó la atención. Ojalá volver a leerlo pronto :)
¡Mi primera lectura de MVLL! Me tomó un poco de tiempo retomar el libro y pasar del primer guion al segundo, pero lo valió. El intercambio en el tiempo, en los personajes, en los lugares, son la dinámica que más me llamó la atención. Ojalá volver a leerlo pronto :)
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