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Mario Vargas Llosa’s La ciudad y los perros tackles the harsh reality of school violence and hazing among cadets at the Colegio Militar Leoncio Prado. The narrative scrutinizes a misguided ideal of masculinity and the corrosive effects of rigid, militaristic training on young men's souls.
First publish date: 1963
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Mario Vargas Llosa
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