His first novel, 1962's The Time of the Hero, so outraged his nation's authorities that a thousand copies were publicly burned.
A popular soccer commentator, two of his more recent novels are The War at the End of the World and A Fish in the Water. His first novel, 1962's The Time of the Hero, so outraged his nation's authorities that a thousand copies were publicly burned. For 10 points—name this 1990 Thatcherite candidate for the Peruvian presidency and author of Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.
A popular soccer commentator, two of his more recent novels are The War at the End of the World and A Fish in the Water.
Mario Vargas {Llosa}