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In Praise of the Stepmother: Book 2
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Description edit
A companion to the scandalous bestseller In Praise of the Stepmother, Mario Vargas Llosa's new novel is "an amazingly seductive work" ( San Francisco Chronicle ). The boundary between physical reality and the imagination has been at the heart of literature in Spanish ever since Don... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Don Rigoberto: Add a description of this character.
- Dona Lucrecia
- Fonchito
- Egon Schiele
- Justiniana
- Narciso
- Manuel
- Stepmama
- Rosaura
- Onetti
- Don Nepomuceno
- Wally
- Dofia Lucrecia
- Senor Adolf
- Alfonso
- Marie
- Gertrudis
- Ilse
- Diana
- Clotaldo
- Adelita
- Edith
- Stepmami
- Segismundo
First Sentence edit
The doorbell rang, Dona Lucrecia went to see who was there, and like a portrait in the open doorway, with the twisted gray trees of the Olivar de San Isidro as the background, she saw the golden ringlets and blue eyes of Fonchito's head.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 2 in In Praise of the Stepmother. (standard series)
Preceded by In Praise of the Stepmother.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mario Vargas Llosa (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Spanish
Publisher: Alfaguara
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 8420482722
Page Count: 397
Publisher: Alfaguara
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 8420482722
Page Count: 397
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 868'.44
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