The War of the End of the World
568 pages
|Published: 28 Oct 1981
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This edition
ISBN: 9780571139613
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber Inc
Publication date: 1 January 1986
Description
The War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells the unforgettable story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise.
~publisher's web site
