{"product_id":"death-in-the-andes-by-mario-vargas-llosa","title":"'Death in the Andes' by Mario Vargas Llosa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-47\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\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-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-47\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-47\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-140\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--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 data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" 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 agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0a92d4fd-6a2b-4d7a-86c5-f79c614539ed\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" 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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"561\"\u003eSet high in the Peruvian Andes during the years of the Shining Path insurgency, \u003cem data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"166\"\u003eDeath in the Andes\u003c\/em\u003e begins with the disappearance of three labourers from a remote road-building camp.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"561\"\u003eTwo civil guards attempt to uncover what happened, but every explanation—political violence, local superstition, ancient ritual—seems equally plausible. Vargas Llosa gradually dissolves the distinction between crime novel, political history and myth, creating a world where terror is both modern and primordial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"1146\"\u003eWinner of the 1994 Planeta Prize, the novel is one of Vargas Llosa's darkest works, examining the psychological consequences of civil conflict alongside the persistence of indigenous cosmologies that sit uneasily beside the rational state. Rather than offering a straightforward mystery, it explores fear, violence, desire and collective belief, asking what happens when official explanations fail to account for lived reality. Essential reading for those interested in Latin American literature, political fiction and novels where folklore and history become impossible to separate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber hardcover, first UK edition, 1996, translated by Edith Grossman. Light shelf wear with minor rubbing to the extremities of the boards. Binding is firm and the interior is clean and unmarked.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45784057053267,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-07-04T200539.233.png?v=1783159561","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/death-in-the-andes-by-mario-vargas-llosa","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}