{"product_id":"9780571365692-harsh-times","title":"Harsh Times","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind this violent act is a lie passed off as truth, which forever changed the development of Latin America: that those in power encouraged the spread of Soviet communism in the Americas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mario Vargas Llosa has written a drama on a world stage, in which some persecutors end up as victims of the very plot they helped construct.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wildly enjoyable book; the 85-year-old Vargas Llosa is as sharp and mordantly funny as ever.\" \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuatemala, 1954. A CIA-supported military coup topples the government. Behind this violent act is a lie passed off as truth, which forever changed the development of Latin America: that those in power encouraged the spread of Soviet communism in the Americas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mario Vargas Llosa has written a drama on a world stage, in which some persecutors end up as victims of the very plot they helped construct. Ironic and sensual, provocative and redemptive, \u003ci\u003eHarsh Times\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of international conspiracies and conflicting interests in the time of the Cold War, the echoes of which are still felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40522816159841,"sku":"9780571365692","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36410478_240875c0-fe27-47a6-9710-ecb14f5873a8.jpg?v=1759483963","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571365692-harsh-times","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}