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¿Cuáles son los postulados liberales de Vargas Llosa?¿Cuál es su posición ante la realidad latinoamericana?¿Cuáles son los peligros y esperanzas que vislumbra para el continente?¿Cómo han tomado forma sus ideas y compromisos? La selección de ensayos que compone este volumen pretende aclarar estas cuestiones. En ellos, además de verse reflejado el recorrido intelectual del escritor, se analizan todos los grandes acontecimientos que han marcado la historia reciente de América Latina. No están ordenados cronológicamente sino por temas, ilustrando las batallas que Vargas Llosa ha dado por la libertad, desde su oposición frontal a las dictaduras, su ilusión y posterior desencanto con las revoluciones, sus críticas al nacionalismo, al populismo, al indigenismo y a la corrupción --mayor amenaza para la credibilidad de las democracias--, hasta el descubrimiento de las ideas liberales, su defensa irrestricta del sistema democrático y su pasión por la literatura y el arte latinoamericano. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The essays in this volume were selected to shed light on Vargas Llosa's liberal postulates, his stance on the Latin-American reality, the hopes and threats he anticipates for the continent, and his ideas and commitments. In addition to portraying the author's intellectual trajectory, this is an analysis of the most important events to mark the recent history of Latin America.

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This text represents a lifetime of the thought and intellectual development of acclaimed Peruvian writer Vargas Llosa. Comprising mostly essays, articles, and correspondence, the book allows readers to witness the gradual maturing of his intellectual offerings. The material is divided into several sections that mainly touch on the politics of Peru, Cuba, Argentina, and Chile, as well as general observation into Latin American life and politics. Vargas Llosa is known to have gradually changed his politics from youthful leftist leanings to a more moderate stance. This shift is especially evident in the essays focused on the Castro regime. Earlier essays support the regime, while subsequent writings end with an open letter to Castro signed by prominent writers expressing disappointment in his treatment of journalists and the international press. Of course, Vargas Llosa is also well known for his fiction, and the last section of this compilation is devoted to Latin American novelists and arts. Vargas Llosa speaks to the powerful yet naOve painting style of Frida Kahlo and to the works of Jorge Luis Borges. Highly recommended for academic libraries with strong Latin American studies components.-Laura Torres, Arlington, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Mario Vargas Llosa was born in Arequipa, Peru on March 28, 1936. He studied literature and law at the National University of San Marcos and received a Ph.D from the University of Madrid in 1959. He is a writer, politician, and journalist. His works vary in genre from literary criticism and journalism to comedies, murder mysteries, historical novels, and political thrillers. His books include The Time of the Hero, The Green House, Conversation in the Cathedral, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The Feast of the Goat, and The War of the End of the World. He has received numerous awards including the Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize, the Premio Leopoldo Alas in 1959, the Premio Biblioteca Breve in 1962, the Premio Planeta in 1993, the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 1994, the Jerusalem Prize in 1995, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010.

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