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La casa verde; Primer capítulo
Novela ejemplar en la historia del boom latinoamericano, La casa verde es una experiencia ineludible para todo aquel que quiera conocer en profundidad la obra narrativa de Mario Vargas Llosa. ¿Cuál es el secreto que encierra La casa verde? La casa verde ocurre en dos lugares muy alejados entre sí: Piura, en el desierto del litoral peruano, y Santa María de Nieva, una factoría y misión religiosa perdida en el corazón de la Amazonía. Símbolo de la historia es la mítica casa de placer que don Anselmo, el forastero, erige en las afueras de Piura. La casa verde (1965) recibió al año siguiente de su publicación el Premio de la Crítica y, en 1967, el Premio Internacional de Literatura Rómulo Gallegos a la mejor novela en lengua española. Julio Cortázar dijo: «La casa verde es maravillosa».
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Published September 12, 2013
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Mario Vargas Llosa
565 books9,499 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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May 31, 2018
Cualquier momento es bueno para acordarse de esta novela, no sólo la mejor del autor, en mi humilde opinión, claro, sino una de las mejores novelas de la literatura castellana. Un puzzle desordenado y magistral donde una multitud de personajes nos cuentan historias cruzadas en el tiempo y en el espacio, donde, por cruzarse, hasta se cruzan las conversaciones. Uno, en un principio, se siente perdido en medio de esa selva de piezas y personajes, de espacios, ambientes y tiempos, sin saber adónde mirar ni a qué hilo aferrarse para poder seguir las distintas tramas, hasta que te empiezas a ubicar, a identificar a cada cual, a la Selvática, a Fushía, a los inconquistbles, a Lituma, etc., y a disfrutar de la escritura.
February 4, 2015
Cambios constantes en el tiempo, en la trama, en los protagonistas, un libro difícil, que hace pensar y te obliga a intentar ordenar las ideas, al final la gran cantidad de historias convergen en la casa verde.
July 20, 2014
Por fin lo acabé, no sé si porque es tarea no lo disfruté tanto como los que yo decido leer porque se me antojan... Tiene sus pros y sus contras. De Vargas Llosa sólo había leído "Los cachorros" que es muy corto.... ya daré mi opinión más amplia cuando no tenga tanta tarea encima.
December 7, 2020
Decidi leer La Casa Verde despues de leer La Ciudad Y Los Perros, el cual disfrute mucho, pero este no me engancho, y la manera en que fue escrito es inaccesible y aburrida. No entiendo porque es considerada una de sus mejores obras.
January 1, 2021
Un enredo de historia que me hizo sentir en un laberinto, fue fácil perderme en varios momentos y confundir los personajes. Un libro para leer con calma.
August 14, 2017
La verdad me gustó, aunque me quedaron varias dudas y eso es lo que disfruto de las lecturas.
Un tipo de narracion literaria en donde no hay dialogos sino grandes parrafos donde los personajes preguntan, se responden, detallan aspectos. A veces cuesta leerlos hasta que te acostumbras.
Historias que se desarrollan paralelamente y en un momento se cruzan o se rozan.
Historias que saltan del presente al pasado.
Historias que se van desenvolviendo y quedan al descubierto verdades.
Un tipo de narracion literaria en donde no hay dialogos sino grandes parrafos donde los personajes preguntan, se responden, detallan aspectos. A veces cuesta leerlos hasta que te acostumbras.
Historias que se desarrollan paralelamente y en un momento se cruzan o se rozan.
Historias que saltan del presente al pasado.
Historias que se van desenvolviendo y quedan al descubierto verdades.
May 22, 2019
An impressive book by the technique of its storytelling. Challenged my full attention for derail and plot. Read it at a young age and came to mind when I found out Graham Greene's "A burnt out case."
March 14, 2019
Un libro muy difícil de leer aunque con un argumento muy muy bueno.
December 18, 2019
Masterpiece.
December 23, 2019
La segunda mejor novela de Mario Vargas Llosa solo detrás de Conversación en la Catedral.
March 16, 2021
Muy denso para mi, o no lo entendí... Una de dos... Precisamente me demoré como 4 meses leyéndolo, no me motivó mucho... :(
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