The Cubs and Other Stories

The stories in this books contain all the characteristics that later would trademark Mario Vargas Llosa’s masterpieces and make him a pioneer of Latin American Literature; they are shocking and surprising, and contain the unmistakable style of one of the greatest authors of the Latin American Boom. Tyranny and violence depict a society in which one cannot let down the expectations of others. With an exceptional narrative talent, the world that he gives life to here is just a sample of the diversity of others’ and his personal passions.