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In Praise of the Stepmother
In Praise of the Stepmother
Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
With meticulous observation and the seductive skill of a great storyteller, Vargas Llosa lures the reader into the shadow of perversion that, little by little, darkens the extraordinary happiness and harmony of his characters. The mysterious nature of happiness and above all, the corrupting power of innocence are the themes that underlie these p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140157086
ISBN-10: 0140157085
Publication Date: 10/1/1991
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Don't bother with this pseudo-intellectual doppelganger of Fanny Hill. It's Gravity's Rainbow without the dirty words as a stepmother does "the deed" with husband and young son. The real treat is that chapters are keyed to works of art (naked and imaginary). Oh, let's not forget the hero's chapter by chapter descriptions of his bodily ablutionsparticularly the one about his toilet ritual. Nobel prizepfffft!
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Intellectual, odd erotica.
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Erotic, but not really my cup of tea. Maybe it's the translation.


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