The Time of the Hero
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The Time of the Hero is a landmark novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa that exposes corruption and brutality within a military academy, helping to launch the Latin American Boom in literature.
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel → |
| adaptation |
theatrical adaptations
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| author |
Mario Vargas Llosa
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| awardReceived |
Biblioteca Breve Prize
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Critics’ Prize (Spain) NERFINISHED → |
| controversy |
copies publicly burned at Leoncio Prado Military Academy
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criticized by Peruvian military authorities → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Peru
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| genre |
bildungsroman
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military novel → novel → |
| hasISBN |
9780374521390
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| hasMainCharacter |
Alberto Fernández
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Jaguar NERFINISHED → Ricardo Arana NERFINISHED → The Slave NERFINISHED → |
| influenced |
subsequent Latin American narrative fiction
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| languageOfTitle |
English
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| literaryStyle |
realism
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social realism → |
| movement |
Latin American Boom
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| narrativeTechnique |
multiple perspectives
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nonlinear narrative → |
| originalLanguage |
Spanish
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| originalTitle |
La ciudad y los perros
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| partOf |
Mario Vargas Llosa bibliography
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| placeOfPublication |
Barcelona
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| publicationYear |
1963
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| publisher |
Seix Barral
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| setting |
Leoncio Prado Military Academy
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Lima NERFINISHED → Peru NERFINISHED → |
| significance |
helped establish Mario Vargas Llosa’s international reputation
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landmark work of the Latin American Boom → |
| subjectMatter |
life in a Peruvian military academy
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| theme |
adolescence
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brutality → corruption → institutional abuse → military authoritarianism → violence → |
| timePeriod |
mid-20th century
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| translatedTitle |
The Time of the Hero
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Referenced by (4)
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Latin American Boom
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Mario Vargas Llosa ("La ciudad y los perros") → Mario Vargas Llosa → |
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Latin American literature
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