{"product_id":"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","brand":"Mario Vargas Llosa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44951525589152,"sku":"9780060732790","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a8bbb0e5-b3dc-4b5d-ac57-13fc21791956.jpg?v=1686356198","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780060732790","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}