{"product_id":"aunt-julia-and-the-script-writer-mario-vargas-llosa-1st-english-edition","title":"Aunt Julia and the Script Writer, Mario Vargas Llosa — 1st British Edition","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"user-message-bubble-color corner-superellipse\/0.98 relative min-w-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[22px] px-4 py-2.5 leading-6 max-w-(--user-chat-width,70%)\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_2137aa903e2e12a6-689\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1187\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1187\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1187 citation-end-1187\"\u003e London, Faber and Faber, 1983\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [viii], 374, [2].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_2137aa903e2e12a6-690\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The binding remains remarkably tight, square, and firm, presenting a straight spine and a solid, unyielding text block\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The top and fore-edges show only minor, uniform age-toning, completely free of the foxing or spotting often found in copies of this vintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Internally, the leaves are bright, crisp, and immaculate, with no evidence of previous ownership markings or reading wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The dust jacket is highly presentable; it exhibits mild surface rubbing and faint handling marks to the glossy black panels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alongside negligible shelf-wear at the extreme corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Overall, it is a highly attractive, well-preserved copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_2137aa903e2e12a6-691\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-1186 citation-end-1186\"\u003eFirst British Edition of Mario Vargas Llosa’s celebrated semi-autobiographical novel, translated from the original Spanish by Helen R.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Lane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-1185\"\u003eOriginally published in Spain in 1977 as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1185\"\u003eLa tía Julia y el escribidor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1185 citation-end-1185\"\u003e, this English language edition follows the 1982 US release\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1184 citation-end-1184\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_2137aa903e2e12a6-692\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is presented in the publisher's original binding and is wrapped in the distinctive, abstract dust jacket characteristic of this printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Due to its status as a pivotal work bridging Vargas Llosa's earlier, heavier political novels with his later comedic sensibility, crisp first printings of this UK edition are increasingly desirable on the open market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_2137aa903e2e12a6-701\"\u003eSet against the vibrant backdrop of 1950s Lima, \u003ci\u003eAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, multifaceted comic novel that blurs the lines between reality and melodrama. \u003cspan class=\"citation-1183 citation-end-1183\"\u003eThe story follows eighteen-year-old Marito, a law student and aspiring writer who works at a local radio station.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-1182 citation-end-1182\"\u003eHis life is turned upside down by two arrivals: his thirty-two-year-old, newly divorced Aunt Julia, with whom he embarks on a scandalous and fiercely opposed secret affair, and Pedro Camacho, a wildly eccentric, manic Bolivian scriptwriter.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e As Camacho’s daily soap operas capture the imagination of the entire city, his mind begins to fracture, causing the bizarre characters from his serials to intermingle and collapse into a chaotic, tragicomic masterpiece. Through Marito's retrospective lens, Vargas Llosa delivers a hilarious and masterful exploration of love, identity, and the dizzying power of the creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53729288913235,"sku":"4130-RM-F-VG-9","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_123112.jpg?v=1781013317","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/aunt-julia-and-the-script-writer-mario-vargas-llosa-1st-english-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}