num_pages: 416
description: Mario Vargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in a Peruvian town, situated between desert and jungle, which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, setting in motion a chain reaction with extraordinary consequences.This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt; Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute; Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape.The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization -- and one that is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.
language: English
title: The Green House
titlecomplete: The Green House
characters: Corporal Lituma
genres: Spanish Literature, Historical Fiction, Nobel Prize, Novels, Literature, Latin American, Classics, Fiction, Latin American Literature, Contemporary
ratings_count: 4419
places: Peru
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Premio Internacional de Novela Rómulo Gallegos, awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana
publisher: Harper Perennial