The Green House

From the creator of the novels “The City and the Dogs” and “War of the End of the World.” Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the greatest Latin American prose writers, a Nobel Prize laureate, and an author whose books have become classics of world literature. This edition is published in the “Exclusive Classics” series: recognizable design and a practical pocket format.

Mario Vargas Llosa (1936–2025) is a Peruvian writer, a bright representative of Latin American literature, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2010), the Cervantes Prize, and other prestigious awards. He is a member of the French Academy and a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

One day, a charming, cheerful stranger appeared on the main street of a small provincial town lost between the desert and the selva. In just a few days he charmed the locals, became his own in any company, and turned into a welcome guest in every local tavern.

When the town grew used to him, the mysterious Don Anselmo suddenly began what seemed impossible: he started building a house on quicksand right at the very edge of town. People tried to dissuade him, but he would not give in. No one believed that in the eternal struggle with sand you could win—and yet, at the appointed time, the Green House opened its doors. At night its lights glimmered, music poured out of the windows in a captivating stream, and tempting women lavished their affection on men…