{"product_id":"the-green-house-paperback","title":"The Green House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling. . . . An imaginative documentation of nature's sway over man.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the winner of the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNobel Prize in Literature, an important and passionate novel set in Peru, that explores man's struggle with both nature and civilization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVargas Llosa's classic early novel takes place in Puira, a Peruvian town situated between desert and jungle, and which is torn by boredom and lust. Don Anselmo, a stranger in a black coat, builds a brothel on the outskirts of the town while he charms its innocent people, thus setting of a chain-reaction with extraordinary consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This brothel, called the Green House, brings together the innocent and the corrupt: Bonificia, a young Indian girl saved by the nuns only to become a prostitute: Father Garcia, struggling for the church; and four best friends drawn to both excitement and escape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The conflicting forces that haunt the Green House evoke a world balanced between savagery and civilization--and one which is cursed by not being able to discern between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 405\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724834902079,"sku":"9780060732790","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/451320c25d8ec2fbc9716d10a901256a.webp?v=1765104084","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-green-house-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}