Later in this novel, the journalist says of his father that he has "no ‘political ideas,' only ‘political interests,'" while a different senior official, Cayo Bermudez, declares "we're all with the government out of convenience.
In an early scene in this novel, a young journalist goes to the dog pound to retrieve his dog, whom corrupt dogcatchers have stolen. There, he recognizes the man whose job is to club stray dogs to death as his father's former chauffeur. Later in this novel, the journalist says of his father that he has "no ‘political ideas,' only ‘political interests,'" while a different senior official, Cayo Bermudez, declares "we're all with the government out of convenience." This work addresses the atmosphere of greed and authoritarian repression during the dictatorship of Manuel Odria.  The journalist, Santiago Zavala, opens this book by stepping out of his office for lunch and asking "at what precise moment had Peru fucked itself up?" For ten points, name this novel whose title refers to Zavala's asking the former chauffeur Ambrosio Pardo to join him for a drink in a bar, a work by Mario Vargas Llosa.
In an early scene in this novel, a young journalist goes to the dog pound to retrieve his dog, whom corrupt dogcatchers have stolen.
{Conversation} in the {Cathedral} ({Spanish}: {Conversacion en} La {Catedral})