In The City and the Dogs, Mario Vargas Llosa sets the action in the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, where a group of cadets soon learn that violence, humiliation, and broken loyalties are as much a part of their training as marches and exams. The novel alternates voices and timelines to show how this military microcosm reproduces, in an exaggerated way, the hierarchies and corruption of Peruvian society. The result is a tense book, full of memorable scenes, considered one of the great starting points of contemporary Latin American narrative.

WHY WE CHOSE IT
Because it is one of Mario Vargas Llosa's fundamental novels and a classic of 20th-century Latin American narrative. The City and the Dogs is an excellent choice for readers interested in coming-of-age stories, institutional critique, and power structures seen from within.

DETAILS
• Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
• Publisher: Debolsillo
• Publication date: January 31, 2017
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9788490625934
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