Fiction & Literature
The Time of the Hero
Mario Vargas Llosa
Synopsis
At a military school, young cadets live within a hierarchy sustained by discipline, fear and violence. Their relationships expose the pressures of an institution that confuses masculinity with domination, as youthful loyalties collide with the demand to conform.
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