Harsh Times - by Mario Vargas Llosa

Harsh Times is a gripping and revealing novel that directly confronts recent history, providing a vivid story centered on the U.S.-backed 1954 coup in Guatemala.

With an unsettling reminder of the complicated relationship between storytelling and politics, this book offers an intricate narrative structure that is as complex and labyrinthine as the world it describes.

Through a cast of vivid, grotesque characters and a compelling narrative structure, Mario Vargas Llosa has constructed a literary thriller that impresses at sentence level, too.

With gallows humor, Harsh Times explores evergreen themes such as skirmishes between the powerful and powerless, how war erodes our humanity, and the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat.

As always with Vargas Llosa, the political is rendered personal through a complex web of characters and events that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Don't miss out on this unforgettable read!