“At times I doubt, Excellency. But years ago I reached this conclusion. There is no alternative. It is necessary to believe. It is not possible to be an atheist. Not in a world like ours. Not if one has a vocation for public service and engages in politics.” I have long been fascinated by Mario Vargas Llosa novels, and at long last I have read one I can recommend as a starting place. The Feast of the Goat. A brilliant novel. (But, I hasten to add, not … [Read more...] about Living in an Evil World
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Recommending Mario Vargas Llosa
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa. This is the seventh novel by Llosa I have read. I have also read a collection of his non-fiction work. I am thus reasonably certain that I enjoy reading Llosa. (Well, it’s either a) I enjoy reading his work or b) I am supremely masochistic when it comes to reading. I am fairly confident that it is the former, but would entertain arguments that the latter is more accurate.) So, having now finished eight books by … [Read more...] about Recommending Mario Vargas Llosa