Captain Pantoja and the Special Service
From the Nobel Prize-winning author. “In the star-studded world of the Latin American novel, Mario Vargas Llosa is a supernova.” —Raymond Sokolov, The Wall Street Journal
As this delightful farce opens, the prim and proper quartermaster Captain Pantoja learns that he has been selected by the army for a secret mission on Peru’s Amazonian frontier. His pride turns to dismay, however, when he discover...
From the Nobel Prize-winning author. “In the star-studded world of the Latin American novel, Mario Vargas Llosa is a supernova.” —Raymond Sokolov, The Wall Street Journal
As this delightful farce opens, the prim and proper quartermaster Captain Pantoja learns that he has been selected by the army for a secret mission on Peru’s Amazonian frontier. His pride turns to dismay, however, when he discover...
