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Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unravel side by side in this absorbing novel. A rare study of passion, ambition and the determined pursuit of greatness in the face of illness, death and conservative forces, The Way to Paradise shows Mario Vargas Llosa at the peak of his powers.
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The Way to Paradise, Mario Vargas Llosa
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- 2004
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- Title
- The Way to Paradise
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN10
- 057122038X
- ISBN13
- 9780571220380
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Feminism, Spanish Literature, Nobel prize, Biographical novels, Latin American Literature, Peru, Peruvian Literature, Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903
- First published
- 2003
- Original title
- El Paraíso en la otra esquina
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unravel side by side in this absorbing novel. A rare study of passion, ambition and the determined pursuit of greatness in the face of illness, death and conservative forces, The Way to Paradise shows Mario Vargas Llosa at the peak of his powers.