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Name: Cinco esquinas
Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Mario Vargas Llosa

Enrique, a prominent businessman, is confronted by Rolando Garro, the editor of a notorious magazine that thrives on scandalous exposés. Garro threatens to publish damning photographs of Enrique unless he invests in the publication. When the photos appear on the front page despite Enrique’s refusal, his personal life is further complicated by a secret affair involving his wife and the wife of his lawyer and best friend. The murder of Garro propels both couples into a turbulent navigation of Peru's unconventional social norms, while the magazine’s staff prepare their most ambitious investigation yet.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Mario Vargas Llosa

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