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Notes on the Death of Culture
Essays on Spectacle and Society
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Notes on the Death of Culture
The searing essay collection by the Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian novelist and social critic in paperback for the first time.
The searing essay collection by the Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian novelist and social critic.
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'The most approachable and exhilarating Latin American writer of our times.' Robert McCrum, Observer
In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. From one of the world's great literary intelligences, Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and indictment of this transformation - an impassioned and essential critique of our time.
With essays on the disappearance of eroticism, on culture politics and power, and the frivolity and banality of entertainment in Western culture, this work is a thought-provoking exploration of the shifting landscape of cultural values.
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Notes on the Death of Culture by Mario Vargas Llosa has been met with varied reactions. Some reviews praise its insightful critique of contemporary society and media, appreciating Llosa's intellectual rigor and eloquent prose. However, others argue that the book can be overly pessimistic and nostalgic, suggesting it paints an overly bleak picture of modern culture without offering concrete solutions. Overall, readers find it a provocative exploration of cultural decline.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571376834
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 November 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Translated by John King
- Translated by John King
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 252g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Mario Vargas Llosa was born in Peru in 1936. He is the author of some of the last half-century's most important novels, including The War of the End of the World, The Feast of the Goat, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter and Conversation in the Cathedral. In 2010 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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