A Fish in The Water

A Fish in the Water, originally published as El pez en el agua in 1993, is the memoir of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. It covers two main periods of his life: the first comprising the years between 1946 and 1958, describes his childhood and the beginning of his writing career in Europe. The second period covers his political involvement in later years culminating with his defeat against Alberto Fujimori in the Peruvian presidential elections.

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