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La ciudad de los perros ; La casa verde

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Barcelona. 23 cm. 570 p. 1 retr. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Colección 'Summa literaria', numero coleccion(13). Vargas Llosa, Mario 1936-. La casa verde / Mario Vargas Llosa .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8432224138

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Published January 1, 1985

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Mario Vargas Llosa

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Jorge 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.

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November 27, 2025
Cuando leí La ciudad y los perros, sentí que estaba entrando a un mundo duro, tenso y lleno de conflictos, muy distinto a lo que imaginaba sobre un colegio militar. La novela de Mario Vargas Llosa muestra la vida de un grupo de cadetes en el Colegio Militar Leoncio Prado, donde la disciplina extrema, la violencia y la competencia se vuelven parte de la rutina diaria.

A lo largo del libro pude ver cómo cada personaje enfrenta este ambiente hostil a su manera. Por ejemplo, el “Esclavo” me transmitió mucha vulnerabilidad, mientras que el “Jaguar” representa toda la agresividad y el deseo de poder dentro del colegio. También me impactó cómo Alberto, el Poeta, va cambiando a medida que descubre verdades que lo obligan a cuestionar todo lo que creía.

Lo que más me llamó la atención es la crítica social que aparece detrás de toda la historia. El colegio funciona casi como una mini-sociedad donde se revelan problemas como la corrupción, el abuso de autoridad y la pérdida de la inocencia. Además, la forma fragmentada en que está narrada la novela me hizo sentir que iba armando el rompecabezas poco a poco, entendiendo cada perspectiva y cada conflicto.

En general, La ciudad y los perros me pareció una obra intensa, realista y muy reveladora. No solo muestra la vida dentro de un colegio militar, sino también cómo las personas pueden cambiar según el entorno en el que viven. Es una novela que te sacude y te deja pensando en lo que significa realmente crecer en un lugar donde la violencia parece ser la única forma de sobrevivir.
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April 24, 2025
La ciudad y los perros (1963) - ★★★★★
Una obra que marcó un antes y un después en la narrativa latinoamericana. Con una estructura compleja y un enfoque crudo sobre la vida en un colegio militar, Vargas Llosa desafió las normas literarias de su época. Su capacidad para explorar la psicología de los personajes y la violencia institucional es magistral. Cinco estrellas por su innovación y profundidad.
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October 15, 2023
As a Peruvian reader, Vargas Llosa is one of many authors that captures culture and social classes to make a work of art. This story, being developed in the Literary current of the Latinamerican BOOM, has different stories to tell in one howl book. I really enjoy it!!!
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September 20, 2024
Fue uno de los libros que me hicieron comprar en el colegio, nunca lo leímos, le di una oportunidad y no llegue ni a la mitad del libro.
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