- Paperback: 158 pages
- Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux; Reprint edition (May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0374525560
- ISBN-13: 978-0374525569
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,930,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a novel of guilt and innocence and the impossibility of justice in an unequal society. In Peru, an airman is found brutally murdered. Two policemen set out to investigate, but they are not glamorous detectives; they do not even have a squad car and have to hitch rides on chicken trucks and cajole a cabdriver to take them to the scene of the crime. The author has written "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter", "The War at the End of the World", "The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta", "Captain Pantoja and the Special Service" and "The Perpetual Orgy".
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With novels including The War of the End of the World, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto and The Feast of the Goat, Mario Vargas Llosa has established an international reputation as one of the Latin America's most important authors.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
strong on story, light on mystery
24 Sep 2000
Format:Paperback
First this is a crisp short book that is well worth the time to read. The setting alone is quite different from most mysteries/police procedurals. A peruvian Air Force Airman is brutally murdered and two local Guardia Civil Policeman must find the killer before their small town goes crazy thinking they are protecting the "big guys." They get no help from the Air Force officials. Character devleopment is remarkably good for such a short book and you will grow to appreciate Lituma and the Lieutenant and hope that the first LLosa mystery will include more stories of this pair. My only complaint is that 10 bucks is a lot to ask for a book that will take you 3 hours to read.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This book takes you to experience corruption, love, agony.
31 Dec 1999
Format:Paperback
I loved the book. It was based on real events as witnessed by my father in the airforce base of Talara (Peru). Palomino is the sacrificial lamb of jelaousy and later corruption. A great read for a change of pace.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Llosa's first stab at a detective thriller is a winner
24 Dec 1999
Format:Paperback
"Who Killed Palomino Molero?" is Mario Vargas Llosa's first stab at the detective thriller genre and it's a winner! Llosa uses the premise of a murder mystery to explore the theme of innocence and guilt in a society that's so ridden with corruption that the concept of justice is all but an illusion. There is no sense of relief in the denouement when the truth is told and the identity of the killer is revealed. Just like Alicia, the Colonel's daughter, the people of Talara suffer from permanent delusion, preferring to ignore the facts and attribute all of society's ills to "the big boys". Lituma is Lieutenant Silva's foil but also Llosa's voice. Through his ruminations and asides, Llosa articulates his horror of corruption and racism that permeate Peruvian life. Never making heavy weather of serious themes, Llosa infuses the novel with such sidesplitting humour you can't help but revel in Silva's obsessive lust over the voluptuous Dona Adriana. His sense of comedy and intuitive grasp of what's funny is displayed none more convincingly than in the final scene when the lady turns the tables on Silva. This is definitely one of the most captivating and enjoyable books I have read all year. Don't miss it !
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