{"product_id":"aunt-julia-and-the-scriptwriter","title":"Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eSet in 1950s Lima, \u003cem\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/em\u003e follows a young aspiring writer who falls in love with his older aunt by marriage just as a wildly inventive radio soap opera writer arrives at the station where he works. As the scriptwriter’s melodramas grow more chaotic, they begin to bleed into real life, blurring the line between fiction and reality. Llosa keeps the tone playful and self‑aware, using overlapping stories to explore desire, storytelling, and the trouble we get into when we start revising our own lives like a script.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eWHY WE PICKED IT\u003cbr\u003eBecause it is a smart, funny entry point into Mario Vargas Llosa’s work that still carries his usual bite. \u003cem\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/em\u003e is a great pick for readers who like metafiction, messy love stories, and novels that play with narrative form without losing their sense of humor.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e• Author: Mario Vargas Llosa\u003cbr\u003e• Publisher: Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e• Publication Date: October 2, 2007\u003cbr\u003e• Format: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: 9780312427245\u003cbr\u003e• Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45006637301804,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-17at17.32.11.png?v=1763418737","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/aunt-julia-and-the-scriptwriter","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}