Death in the Andes

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In "Lituma nos Andes," the Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 2010 explores a world ruled by superstitions and instincts. The story follows police officer Lituma and his assistant Tomás as they investigate mysterious disappearances in a desolate Andean village, suspected to be linked to the Maoist organization Sendero Luminoso. The book delves into the tactics and motivations of the terrorist rebels who plagued Peru in the 1980s and 1990s, intertwining the violence with Andean mythologies and rituals. The work, which won the prestigious Planeta Prize in 1993, examines the thin line between civilization and barbarism in a setting rich with cultural complexities.

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256

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Faber & Faber