Its characters include the aspiring writer Mario, who pursues the first title character while shuttling between Miraflores and Lima.
The protagonist of this novel hears a story about a group of teenagers that are able to levitate while they are at an airport. One chapter of this novel describes how enormous rats devour the child María Téllez Unzátegui. Another chapter centers on Joaquin Hinostroza Bellmont, whose parents build him a soccer stadium, which inspires him to become a soccer referee. Towards the end, an artist devises numerous methods to kill off all of his (*) characters when he is unable to manage several plotlines. Some chapters of this novel detail the novelas a man who works at the Radio Panamericana, Pedro Comacho. Its characters include the aspiring writer Mario, who pursues the first title character while shuttling between Miraflores and Lima. For 10 points, name this novel by Vargas Llosa.
The protagonist of this novel hears a story about a group of teenagers that are able to levitate while they are at an airport.
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter [or La tía Julia y el escribidor]