{"product_id":"feast-of-the-goat","title":"Feast of the Goat 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\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Feast of the Goat\u003c\/em\u003e revisits the final days of Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic, weaving together the perspectives of the dictator’s inner circle, a group of conspirators, and a woman returning home after years in exile. Vargas Llosa balances political history with intimate damage, showing how authoritarian power reaches into bodies, families, and memory. The novel is tightly structured and relentless, but never purely documentary; it is interested in what living under terror does to people over time.\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 one of Vargas Llosa’s major political novels and a key work for understanding how fiction can approach dictatorship and trauma. \u003cem\u003eThe Feast of the Goat\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful pick for readers of historical fiction, Latin American literature, and political novels that do not look away.\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: November 9, 2002\u003cbr\u003e• Format: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: 9780312420277\u003cbr\u003e• Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45006638219308,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-17at18.21.50.png?v=1763421715","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/feast-of-the-goat","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}