The Time of the Hero

By (author): "Mario Vargas Llosa"
Genres:Fiction books  Latin American books  Spanish Literature books  
Publish Date: 1962
The Time of the Hero
ISBN0571173209
ISBN139780571173204
AsinThe Time of the Hero
CharactersRicardo Arana “El Esclavo”, "El Jaguar", Alberto Fernández “
Original titleLa ciudad y los perros
Set among a community of cadets in a Lima military school, it is notable for its experimental and complex employment of multiple perspectives. The novel was so accurate in its portraiture of the academy "that the academy's authorities burned one thousand copies and condemned the book as a plan by Ecuador to denigrate Peru.