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The real life of Alejandro Mayta

by Mario Vargas Llosa, Alfred MacAdam

Set in Peru during a conflict between US Marines and a revolutionary army, this fictional memoir traces the psychological evolution of a combatant and examines the destructive nature of political fanaticism.

Accession 21770 ISBN 0679724788 Publisher Vintage Books
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