
The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
Insights from The War of the End of the World
“In this world, there is no such thing as peace.”
Faith looks like madness when it meets the law. Seeing the Counselor lead thousands into the desert over a tax change stays with you.
Gall and Jurema show how love survives even during a massacre. Their connection feels like a small miracle in a place defined by fire.
“Reason is the enemy of faith.”
Small misunderstandings lead to total war. The republic thought they were fighting monarchists. They were actually killing starving peasants who just wanted heaven.
Epaminondas thinks he can control the chaos with politics. He forgets that people driven by the divine do not care about his maps.
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Faber Faber Inc
- ISBN
- 9780571139613
- Language
- EN