The Idea of Freedom in Vargas Llosa's Fiction : From Socialist Beginnings to a Liberal World View

Mario Vargas Llosa’s intellectual transformations, from socialism to pragmatism, and liberalism, are reflected in his political and historical fiction. From Sartrean anti-authoritarianism in La ciudad y los perros to an increasingly liberal world view in Cinco esquinas , El héroe discreto , or Travesuras de la niña mala , this monograph documents the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner’s philosophical and literary journey.