Conversación en La Catedral
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Conversación en La Catedral is a landmark novel by Mario Vargas Llosa that explores political corruption and existential despair in mid-20th-century Peru through a complex, multi-layered narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conversación en La Catedral canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Mario Vargas Llosa ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
authoritarianism
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class conflict ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ existential despair ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Peru ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of dictatorship on private life
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relationship between power and morality ⓘ urban life in Lima ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist novel
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political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | over 600 pages ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Amalia
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Aída ⓘ Cayo Bermúdez ⓘ Don Fermín Zavala ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Conversation in the Cathedral ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Latin American Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American Boom ⓘ |
| literaryStatus |
canonical work in Peruvian narrative
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landmark of Latin American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ambrosio
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Santiago Zavala ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | frame conversation in a bar ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
multiple timelines
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, multi-layered narrative
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critical portrayal of Peruvian society ⓘ dense, experimental structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major work of Mario Vargas Llosa ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Seix Barral ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Peru ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Lima ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Odría dictatorship
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | bar named La Catedral ⓘ |
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