{"product_id":"discreet-hero-paperback","title":"Discreet Hero - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tale of two cities--Piura and Lima--rocked by scandal, and the disintegrating bonds of loyalty between the generations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa's newest novel follows two fascinating characters whose lives are destined to intersect: neat, endearing Fel cito Yanaqu , a small businessman in Piura, Peru, who finds himself the victim of blackmail; and Ismael Carrera, a successful owner of an insurance company in Lima, who cooks up a plan to avenge himself against the two lazy sons who want him dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFel cito and Ismael are, each in his own way, quiet, discreet rebels: honorable men trying to seize control of their destinies in a social and political climate where all can seem set in stone, predetermined. They are hardly vigilantes, but each is determined to live according to his own personal ideals and desires--which means forcibly rising above the pettiness of their surroundings. \u003ci\u003eThe Discreet Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is also a chance to revisit some of our favorite players from previous Vargas Llosa novels: Sergeant Lituma, Don Rigoberto, Do a Lucrecia, and Fonchito are all here in a prosperous Peru. Vargas Llosa sketches Piura and Lima vividly--and the cities become not merely physical spaces but realms of the imagination populated by his vivid characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel whose humor and pathos shine through in Edith Grossman's masterly translation, \u003ci\u003eThe Discreet Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is another remarkable achievement from the finest Latin American novelist at work today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010 for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat. He has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor. His many works include \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of the Goat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of our most celebrated translators of literature in Spanish, \u003cb\u003eEdith Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e has translated the works of the Nobel laureates Mario Vargas Llosa and Gabriel García Márquez, among others. Her version of Miguel de Cervantes's \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote \u003c\/i\u003eis considered the finest translation of the Spanish masterpiece in the English language.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240250687737,"sku":"9781250081629","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WmJFMmQrMGFlSXlOejAwZXpLaFR0UT09.webp?v=1768569880","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/discreet-hero-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}