{"product_id":"the-green-house","title":"The Green House by Mario Vargas Llosa","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, an important and passionate novel set in Peru, that explores man’s struggle with both nature and civilization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVargas Llosa’s classic early novel takes place in Puira, a Peruvian town situated between desert and jungle, and which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, thus setting of a chain-reaction with extraordinary consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute: Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization—and one which is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Author: Mario Vargas Llosa • Publisher: Harper Perennial • Format: Paperback • ISBN: 9780060732790 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45372928262188,"sku":"9780060732790","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780060732790.jpg?v=1773157040","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/the-green-house","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}