The Feast of the Goat
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 2010 | Winner |
About This Book
Urania Cabral returns to the Dominican Republic after thirty years in America to confront her father and her memories of the Trujillo dictatorship. Alternating between the last days of Trujillo in 1961 and Urania's present, the novel is a devastating portrait of political evil, personal trauma, and the long shadow of tyranny.
About the Author
Mario Vargas Llosa (1936–2025) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician, widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the Latin American Boom generation. Born on March 28, 1936, in Arequipa, Peru, he rose to international prominence in the 1960s with novels drawing from his experiences at a military academy and his engagement with Peruvian society. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1993. Read more →
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