The Temptation of the Impossible

The Temptation of the Impossible

"The Temptation of the Impossible" ( _es. La tentación de lo imposible, 2004) is a book-length essay by Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa which examines Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables". An English translation was published in 2007.


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