Vargas Llosa, Mario 1936- creator Grossman, Edith 1936- text London Faber & Faber 2003 monographic 475 p. ; 20 cm. (Pbk) "In this novel, simultaneous plot lines ranging from an investigation by Corporal Lituma of a mysterious disappearance, to his deputy's love affair with a prostitute, to an Andean community terrorized by Shining Path guerrillas, and the alternating first- and third-person narrators all obscure coherence. Grossman's lazy translation needlessly retains large doses of original Spanish lexicon. An introduction, maps, and a translator's note are badly needed to orient readers not familiar with Peru"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. Mario Vargas Llosa ; translated by Edith Grossman. N 0571207766 9780571207766 B-427772-778 Allied/DE2010/CR/2777/16.3.11/280/4.3.11/30.3.11 20110809125245.0