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Three Character Sketches

Mario Vargas Llosa

Translated by Romy Sutherland & John King

‘For Fataumata, and others like her, dying tragically is dying naturally.’

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa was born in Peru in 1936. His most recent books in English include a novel, The Bad Girl, and Touchstones, a collection of essays on literature, art and politics.

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Translated by Romy Sutherland

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Translated by John King

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