The Storyteller A Novel

At a small gallery in Florence, a Peruvian writer happens upon a photo of a tribal storyteller. He is overcome with the eerie sense that he knows this man.... that the storyteller is not an Indian at all but an old school friend. The writer begins to imagine Zuratass transformation from a modern to a central member of the unacculturated Machiguenga tribe.

Mario Vargas Llosa is Peru's foremost writer. In 1995 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor, and the Jerusalem Prize. His many other works include The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta, Who Killed Palomino Molero?, and most recent, The Feast of the Goat. He lives in London.

"Intellectual, ethical, and artistic, all at once and brilliantly so."--The New York Times Book Review

"Brilliant . . . A whole culture is contained within these dreamy narratives."--Raymond Sokolov, The Wall Street Journal

"Engrossing, engaging and thought-provoking . . . An intricate weaving of political commentary and narrative style."--Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"A fascinating tale . . . with enormous skill and formal grace, Vargas Llosa weaves through the mystery surrounding the fate of Saul Zuratas."--Time

"It is in the chapters narrated by the storyteller that the novel comes wonderfully alive, transporting the reader to a world where men hang suspended in a delicate web of cosmic relationships."--Mark Dery, The Philadelphia Enquirer