By: Rosalind Lacy MacLennan

Rosalind Lacy MacLennan — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:20:58 +0000

I believe if you search Internet you will find that Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, for his narrative power, his search for truths about history, culture and geography, his “hyper-realism.” Llosa is in the same league as Gabriel Garcia Marquez. . Yes, he is known for his novels, and I have read several of them, in which he mixes contemporary political leaders, like Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic (in the brilliant The Feast of the Goat) or the allegorical masterpiece, In Praise of the Stepmother, which depicts evil as a gorgeous, Cupid-like young boy. Also, “The War Llosa’s plays appear to follow the same pattern as the novels. They mix in contemporary figures, like the Peruvian poet, Federico Barreto (not Lorca), who actually lived and had profound influence on Mamae, the young lady from Tacna. Also, how the historical impact of the War of the Pacific between Peru and Chile impacts on the lives of Mamae’s family. Your reviewer missed the point in The Young Lady From Tacna, also a masterpiece. Llosa considered himself a playwright first before a novelist. Sorry, I have to respectfully disagree with your review. Read my review on DCTheatrescene.com. Rosalind Lacy

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