His first novel, which takes place at the military school he attended, was 
His first novel, which takes place at the military school he attended, was publicly burned by the government but not banned, which made it a bestseller. A few years later, he wrote a novel that dealt with dictator Manuel Odría. Another novel, about an aspiring writer who marries his aunt-by-marriage, is largely autobiographical. Name this Peruvian author of The Time of the Hero, Conversation in the Cathedral, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The Way to Paradise, and The Bad Girl.
His first novel, which takes place at the military school he attended, was publicly burned by the government but not banned, which made it a bestseller.
(Mario) Vargas (Llosa) (prompt Llosa, which might be pronounced Yosa)