TY - BOOK AU - Ahnert,Friedrich TI - The idea of freedom in Vargas Llosa's fiction: From socialist beginnings to a liberal world view T2 - Mimesis : Romanische Literaturen der Welt , SN - 9783111319346 AV - PQ8498.32.A65 Z515 2023 U1 - 863/.64 23/eng/20230907 PY - 2023///] CY - Berlin, Boston PB - De Gruyter KW - Liberty in literature KW - Politics and literature KW - Liberalismus KW - Mario Vargas Llosa KW - Politische Literatur KW - Sozialismus KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American KW - bisacsh KW - liberalism KW - political fiction KW - socialism N1 - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Introduction --; Part A Freedom and socialism --; 1 Rebellion or the critique of social authorities at school – La ciudad y los perros --; 2 Revolt or the critique of political authorities in government and public life – Conversación en La Catedral --; Part B The failure and abandonment of totalitarian ideology --; 3 Abandonment of political and ideological radicalism: The critical reflection on utopia and revolution – La guerra del fin del mundo and Historia de Mayta --; Part C Political reformism and liberal democracy --; 4 Progressive solutions for a new political culture: Economic, political and moral liberalism as the different sides of Vargas Llosa’s notion of freedom – Travesuras de la nin˜a mala, El héroe discreto, and Cinco esquinas --; 5 Conclusion: Vargas Llosa and his political and historical fiction – From socialist freedoms to the liberal affirmation of man --; Bibliography --; Online Resources --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Mario Vargas Llosa’s intellectual transformations, from socialism to pragmatism, and liberalism, are reflected in his political and historical fiction. From Sartrean anti-authoritarianism in La ciudad y los perros to an increasingly liberal world view in Cinco esquinas, El héroe discreto, or Travesuras de la niña mala, this monograph documents the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner’s philosophical and literary journey UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111319407 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783111319407 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783111319407/original ER -