The Temptation of the Impossible

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First edition (Spanish)

The Temptation of the Impossible (Spanish: La tentación de lo imposible, 2004) is a book-length essay by Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa which examines Victor Hugo's Les Misérables.

An English translation was published in 2007.[1]

Reviews[edit]

  • Robb, Graham (June 28, 2007). "In his nightmare city". The New York Review of Books. 54 (11): 52–54.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vargas Llosa, Mario. The temptation of the impossible : Victor Hugo and Les Misérables. Translated from the Spanish by John King.