{"product_id":"discreet-hero-9781250081629","title":"Discreet Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of two cities--Piura and Lima--rocked by scandal, and the disintegrating bonds of loyalty between the generations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa's newest novel follows two fascinating characters whose lives are destined to intersect: neat, endearing Fel cito Yanaqu , a small businessman in Piura, Peru, who finds himself the victim of blackmail; and Ismael Carrera, a successful owner of an insurance company in Lima, who cooks up a plan to avenge himself against the two lazy sons who want him dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFel cito and Ismael are, each in his own way, quiet, discreet rebels: honorable men trying to seize control of their destinies in a social and political climate where all can seem set in stone, predetermined. They are hardly vigilantes, but each is determined to live according to his own personal ideals and desires--which means forcibly rising above the pettiness of their surroundings. \u003ci\u003eThe Discreet Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is also a chance to revisit some of our favorite players from previous Vargas Llosa novels: Sergeant Lituma, Don Rigoberto, Do a Lucrecia, and Fonchito are all here in a prosperous Peru. Vargas Llosa sketches Piura and Lima vividly--and the cities become not merely physical spaces but realms of the imagination populated by his vivid characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel whose humor and pathos shine through in Edith Grossman's masterly translation, \u003ci\u003eThe Discreet Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is another remarkable achievement from the finest Latin American novelist at work today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250081629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Mario Vargas Llosa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648571043996,"sku":"9781250081629","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce77c82d-5f0f-4eac-8c3a-1f154c433efd.jpg?v=1603870416","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/discreet-hero-9781250081629","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}