The Green House
Publisher: Rayo
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York (New York), USA
Language: eng
Translated from: spa
Translation of: La casa verde
Format: Paperback
Number of 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. <P>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. <P>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.
Notes: 1st Rayo edition.