"A glittering . . . novel about the revolutionary temperament--and the nature of fiction . . . . The backdrop is Mr. Vargas Llosa's native Peru; the setting, the near future, in which the country has become a battleground for the major world powers. . . . It is here, amid the garbage-heaped slums of Lima, that Mr. Vargas Llosa's narrator . . . embarks upon a project that he hopes will illuminate the problems of contemporary Peru . . . ".--THE NEW YORK TIMES.
Industry Reviews
"With [The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta] Mario Vargas Llosa . . . has replaced Gabriel Garcia Marquez as the South American novelist for gringos to catch up on." --John Updike, The New Yorker
"A glittering trompe l'oeil of a novel about the revolutionary temperament--and the nature of fiction." --The New York Times
"Mario Vargas Llosa [is] one of the master storytellers of our time." --Denis Lynn Heyck, Chicago Tribune Book World
"In a way, this novel about an obscure Peruvian revolutionary is a perfect introduction to Vargas Llosa." --Terrence Rafferty, The Nation With ["The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta"] Mario Vargas Llosa . . . has replaced Gabriel Garcia Marquez as the South American novelist for gringos to catch up on. "John Updike, The New Yorker"
A glittering "trompe l'oeil" of a novel about the revolutionary temperament--and the nature of fiction. "The New York Times"
Mario Vargas Llosa [is] one of the master storytellers of our time. "Denis Lynn Heyck, Chicago Tribune Book World"
In a way, this novel about an obscure Peruvian revolutionary is a perfect introduction to Vargas Llosa. "Terrence Rafferty, The Nation"" "With ["The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta"] Mario Vargas Llosa . . . has replaced Gabriel Garcia Marquez as the South American novelist for gringos to catch up on." --John Updike, "The New Yorker"
"A glittering "trompe l'oeil" of a novel about the revolutionary temperament--and the nature of fiction." --"The New York Times"
"Mario Vargas Llosa [is] one of the master storytellers of our time." --Denis Lynn Heyck, " Chicago Tribune Book World"
"In a way, this novel about an obscure Peruvian revolutionary is a perfect introduction to Vargas Llosa." --Terrence Rafferty, "The Nation " "With ["The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta] Mario Vargas Llosa . . . has replaced Gabriel Garcia Marquez as the South American novelist for gringos to catch up on." --John Updike, "The New Yorker
"A glittering "trompe l'oeil of a novel about the revolutionary temperament--and the nature of fiction." --"The New York Times
"Mario Vargas Llosa [is] one of the master storytellers of our time." --Denis Lynn Heyck," "Chicago Tribune Book World
"In a way, this novel about an obscure Peruvian revolutionary is a perfect introduction to Vargas Llosa." --Terrence Rafferty, "The Nation
