num_pages: 568
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
language: English
title: The War of the End of the World
titlecomplete: The War of the End of the World
genres: Spanish Literature, Historical Fiction, Nobel Prize, Novels, Literature, Brazil, Latin American, Classics, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 10706
places: Canudos
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: PEN Translation Prize
category: Prose for Helen R. Lane
publisher: Faber Faber Inc