{"product_id":"the-green-house-9780060732790","title":"The Green House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling. . . . An imaginative documentation of nature's sway over man.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the winner of the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNobel Prize in Literature, an important and passionate novel set in Peru, that explores man's struggle with both nature and civilization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in Puira, a Peruvian town situated between desert and jungle, and which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, thus setting of a chain-reaction with extraordinary consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute: Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization--and one which is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mario Vargas Llosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060732790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLlosa, Mario Vargas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMario Vargas Llosa was born in Arequipa, Peru. He attended the University of San Marcos in Lima, and later obtained his doctorate from the University of Madrid. His novels include \u003cem\u003eConversation in the Cathedral, The Green House, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn Praise of the Stepmother\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Notebooks of Don Rigoberto\u003c\/em\u003e, and more recently, \u003cem\u003eThe Feast of the Goat \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Way to Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099493007475,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b4318a44-a636-46cc-b7c5-df0004a06e60.jpg?v=1748701539","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-green-house-9780060732790","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}