FEAST OF THE GOAT

The Feast of the Goat will stand out as the great emblematic novel of Latin Americas twentieth century and removesOne Hundred Years of Solitude of that title.Times Literary SupplementUrania Cabral a New York lawyer returns to the Dominican Republic after a lifelong self-imposed exile. Once she is back in her homeland the elusive feeling of terror that has overshadowed her whole life suddenly takes shape. Uranias own story alternates with the powerful climax of dictator Rafael Trujillos reign.In 1961 Trujillos decadent inner circle (which includes Uranias soon-to-be disgraced father) enjoys the luxuries of privilege while the rest of the nation lives in fear and deprivation. As Trujillo clings to power a plot to push the Dominican Republic into the future is being formed. But after the murder of its hated dictator the Goat is carried out the Dominican Republic is plunged into the nightmare of a bloody and uncertain aftermath. Now thirty years later Urania reveals how her own family was fatally wounded by the forces of history. InThe Feast of the Goat Mario Vargas Llosa eloquently explores the effects of power and violence on the lives of both the oppressors and those they victimized. Review The Feast of the Goat will stand out as the great emblematic novel of Latin Americas twentieth century and removesOne Hundred Years of Solitude of that title. ―Times Literary SupplementThis impressive and important novel conveys the whole texture of a totally imprisoning way of life and it does it with all the density of a bad dream. ―Daily TelegraphVargas Llosa has pushed the boundaries of the novel and in doing so has written a book of lasting emotional resonance. ―New York TimesIt is a splendid novel imbued with a passionately driving commitment. ―SpectatorRich in black comedy ...The Feast of the Goat is as dark and complicated as a Jacobean tragedy; but it is also human. ―ObserverIt makes for page-turning reading that entertains educates and horrifies in almost equal parts. ―Irish Independent Book Description A vivid exploration of power and violence The Feast of the Goat is one of Mario Vargas Llosas most acclaimed novels. About the Author Mario Vargas Llosa was born in Peru in 1936. He is the author of some of the last half-centurys most important novels includingThe War of the End of the WorldThe Feast of the GoatAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter andConversation in the Cathedral. In 2010 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.