In a novel by this author, a mechanic who is a Jehovah's Witness threatens to castrate himself with a paper knife to prove that he didn't rape a girl. In one of his novels, a red-haired Scottish phrenologist and a near-sighted journalist are among the characters who travel to Brazil's Canudos province. Another novel by this author opens with a meeting at a dog pound between a man and his father's former chauffeur, who then go to the title bar. This author wrote a novel that features an Argentine-hating dwarf who works at Radio Panamericana with the narrator. For 10 poi
In a novel by this author, a mechanic who is a Jehovah's Witness threatens to castrate himself with a paper knife to prove that he didn't rape a girl. In one of his novels, a red-haired Scottish phrenologist and a near-sighted journalist are among the characters who travel to Brazil's Canudos province. Another novel by this author opens with a meeting at a dog pound between a man and his father's former chauffeur, who then go to the title bar. This author wrote a novel that features an Argentine-hating dwarf who works at Radio Panamericana with the narrator. For 10 points, name this author of War of the End of the World, Conversation in the Cathedral and Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.
In a novel by this author, a mechanic who is a Jehovah's Witness threatens to castrate himself with a paper knife to prove that he didn't rape a girl.
Mario Vargas Llosa [prompt on partial last name]