2003, ISBN: 0571220371

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[EAN: 9780571220373], Near Fine, [PU: Faber & Faber], Jacket, Faber, 2005. London Hardcover First edition, SECOND printing. Near fine book in very good dustwrapper (remainder marker slash… Más…

[EAN: 9780571220373], Near Fine, [PU: Faber & Faber], Jacket, Faber, 2005. London Hardcover First edition, SECOND printing. Near fine book in very good dustwrapper (remainder marker slash in the bar code box). Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing a brutal husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling painter, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works.This double portrait is a rare study in passion and ambition. Vargas Llosa makes stunning art of their unlikely lives, chronicling their obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of adventure, illness and death, Books<

2011, ISBN: 9780571220373

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Hardcover, Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or … Más…

Hardcover, Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover., [ED: 1], [PU: Faber & Faber]<

ISBN: 9780571220373

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ISBN: 9780571220373

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