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A Fish in the Water
A work of Non-fiction by Mario Vargas Llosa
Subgenres:
- Memoir,
- Political Memoir,
- Peru
This book is for you if you're into...
- Literary memoirs from Nobel Prize–winning writers
- Behind-the-scenes looks at Latin American political campaigns
- Stories blending personal history with national upheaval
In this literary memoir, the Nobel Prize–winning author and Peruvian politician shares "a convincing self-portrait . . . an often funny and cautionary tale" (Time).
In 1990, Mario Vargas Llosa decided to run for the presidency of his native Peru. He campaigned on a platform of economic reform and stringent counterterrorism against the far-left guerrilla group, Sendero Luminoso. His failed campaign against Alberto Fujimori generated international headlines, transforming the renowned author into a politician of world stature.
A Fish in the Water is Vargas Llosa's personal account of his life as seen through the lens of his time as a candidate. He evokes the experiences that gave rise to his fiction, while—in parallel—he describes the social, literary, and political influences that led him to enter the political arena as a crusader for democracy and a free-market economy.
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