Spanning thirty-years of writing, Making Waves traces the development of Mario Vargas Llosa's thinking on politics and culture, and shows the breadth of his interests and passions. Featured here are astute meditations on the Cuban Revolution, Latin American independence, and the terrorism of Peru's Shining Path; brilliant engagements with towering figures of literature like Joyce, Faulkner, and Sartre; considerations on the dog cemetery where Rin Tin Tin is buried, Lorena Bobbitt's knife, and the failures of the English public-school system.
"Making Waves is fascinating . . . [It] is a diverse and representative volume that allows us, for the first time, to trace this enigmatic, often brilliant writer's . . . intellectual journey."
Jay Parini, The New York Times Book Review
"In the star-studded world of the Latin American novel, Mario Vargas Llosa is a supernova."
Raymond Sokolov, The Wall Street Journal
"Vargas Llosa speaks in his own voice, sees through his own eyes. His vision is unique. His genius is unmistakable."
