The discreet hero
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Vargas Llosa
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326 pages ; 24 cm
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"The Discreet Hero, follows two fascinating characters whose lives are destined to intersect: neat, endearing Felícito Yanaqué, a small businessman in Piura, Peru, who finds himself the victim of blackmail; and Ismael Carrera, a successful owner of an insurance company in Lima, who cooks up a plan to avenge himself against the two lazy sons who want him dead. Felícito and Ismael are, each in his own way, quiet, discreet rebels: honorable men trying to seize control of their destinies in a social and political climate where all can seem set in stone, predetermined. They are hardly vigilantes, but each is determined to live according to his own personal ideals and desires--which means forcibly rising above the pettiness of their surroundings. The Discreet Hero is also a chance to revisit some of our favorite players from previous Vargas Llosa novels: Sergeant Lituma, Don Rigoberto, Doña Lucrecia, and Fonchito are all here in a prosperous Peru. Vargas Llosa sketches Piura and Lima vividly--and the cities become not merely physical spaces but realms of the imagination populated by his vivid characters" --,provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Vargas Llosa, M., & Grossman, E. (2015). The discreet hero (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- and Edith Grossman. 2015. The Discreet Hero. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- and Edith Grossman. The Discreet Hero Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Vargas Llosa, Mario, and Edith Grossman. The Discreet Hero First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

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