{"product_id":"the-green-house-mario-vargas-llosa-9780060732790","title":"The Green House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling. . . . An imaginative documentation of nature's sway over man.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the winner of the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNobel Prize in Literature, an important and passionate novel set in Peru, that explores man's struggle with both nature and civilization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in Puira, a Peruvian town situated between desert and jungle, and which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, thus setting of a chain-reaction with extraordinary consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute: Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization--and one which is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mario Vargas Llosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060732792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060732790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Mario Vargas Llosa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042932125951,"sku":"9780060732790","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_693d282c-59f2-457b-b0bc-dbf6975c82cf.jpg?v=1684964343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-green-house-mario-vargas-llosa-9780060732790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}