A Fish in the Water: A Memoir
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- Synopsis
- In this literary memoir, the Nobel Prize–winning author and Peruvian politician shares “a convincing self-portrait . . . an often funny and cautionary tale” (Time).In 1990, Mario Vargas Llosa decided to run for the presidency of his native Peru. He campaigned on a platform of economic reform and stringent counterterrorism against the far-left gorilla group, Sendero Luminoso. His failed campaign against Alberto Fujimori generated international headlines, transforming the renowned author into a politician of world stature.A Fish in the Water is Vargas Llosa’s personal account of his life as seen through the lens of his time as a candidate. He evokes the experiences that gave rise to his fiction, while—in parallel—he describes the social, literary, and political influences that led him to enter the political arena as a crusader for democracy and a free-market economy.
- Copyright:
- 1993
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 544 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781429922548
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780374155094
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Date of Addition:
- 11/08/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Helen R. Lane