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Issue 119
The Celt
Mario Vargas Llosa
‘He stood, rubbing his arms. How long had he slept? Not knowing the time was one of the torments of Pentonville.’
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Issue 119
Three Character Sketches
Mario Vargas Llosa
‘For Fataumata, and others like her, dying tragically is dying naturally.’
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Issue 36
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Issue 36
Mouth
Mario Vargas Llosa
‘I lost my left ear from a bite. . .Through the thin slit that remains I can hear the sounds of the world.’
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Issue 36
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Issue 36
Cheap Intellectuals
Mario Vargas Llosa
‘Europeans want a fictitious Latin America on to which they can project their own desires. They want a Latin America which satisfies a longing for political engagement that is not possible in their own countries.’
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Issue 36
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Issue 36
The Story of a Massacre
Mario Vargas Llosa
‘They spoke naturally - without any sense of guilt - and were intrigued and surprised that people had come from so far away, and that there was so much excitement, because of one little incident.’
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Issue 4
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Issue 4
La Orgía Perpetua An Essay on Sexuality and Realism
Mario Vargas Llosa
‘No character has been more persistently and passionately present than Emma Bovary.’
