
The Feast of the Goat
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Alejandro Vargas-Lugo
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Coral Peña
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Ian Guerra
Winner of The Nobel Prize in Literature
In The Feast of the Goat, this 'masterpiece of Latin American and world literature, and one of the finest political novels ever written' (Bookforum), Mario Vargas Llosa recounts the end of a regime and the birth of a terrible democracy, giving voice to the historical Trujillo and the victims, both innocent and complicit, drawn into his deadly orbit.
Haunted all her life by feelings of terror and emptiness, 49-year-old Urania Cabral returns to her native Dominican Republic - and finds herself reliving the events of 1961, when the capital was still called Trujillo City and one old man terrorized a nation of three million. Rafael Trujillo, the depraved ailing dictator whom Dominicans call the Goat, controls his inner circle with a combination of violence and blackmail. In Trujillo's gaudy palace, treachery and cowardice have become a way of life. But Trujillo's grasp is slipping. There is a conspiracy against him, and a Machiavellian revolution already underway that will have bloody consequences of its own.
"A fierce, edgy and enthralling book ... Mr. Vargas Llosa has pushed the boundaries of the traditional historical novel, and in doing so has written a book of harrowing power and lasting resonance." (The New York Times)
A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Critic reviews
“[Vargas Llosa] is one of our greatest and most influential novelists. His new novel confirms his importance. In the world of fiction his continued exploration of the often-perilous intersection of politics and life has enriched 20th-century literature.... In The Feast of the Goat, Vargas Llosa paints a portrait that is darkly comic, poignant, admirable and horrifying all at once.” (Los Angeles Times)
“The book brings readers to the precipice of terror and lets us look into the abyss of cruelty as it poses and answers the question: Why do people not oppose dictators?... He has by his body of work already secured a place as one of the monumental writers of our time.” (The Boston Globe)
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Exceptional
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Also the voice performance of the actors was amazing. I feel like I watched a well done movie. Great book, great writing and great performance.
Extremely well written
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justt wow
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Superb story, excellent, audio performance.
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Piercing and Profound
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great book! the one you never forget.
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NARRATION: One of the best multi-narrator books I have listened to. All 3 narrators seem fully invested in the characters, the language, and their parts of the story. Alejandro Vargas-Lugo, who reads the Trujillo and Balaguer chapters, is one of the best voice actors I have ever heard. This is 1 of only 2 titles with him that are available in English on Audible. I hope there will be more -- I would listen to him read the phone book!
Great Latin American Dictator Novel
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Great Historical Novel
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Compelling
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Compelling
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