The Time of the Hero
Registered by cally-c of Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on 8/16/2018
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The Time of the Hero has been acclaimed by critics around the world as one of the outstanding Spanish novels of recent decades. In the author's native Peru, this powerful social satire so outraged the authorities that a thousand copies were publicly burned.
The novel is set in Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, where a group of cadets attempt to break out of the vicious round of sadistic ragging, military discipline, confinement and boredom. But their pranks set off a cycle of betrayal, murder and revenge which jeopardizes the entire military hierarchy.
The novel is set in Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, where a group of cadets attempt to break out of the vicious round of sadistic ragging, military discipline, confinement and boredom. But their pranks set off a cycle of betrayal, murder and revenge which jeopardizes the entire military hierarchy.
I found this really heavy going - difficult to keep track of who was speaking and the characters' real names & nicknames.
Journal Entry 3 by cally-c at Bacchus Way in Morton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, November 2, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (11/2/2020 UTC) at Bacchus Way in Morton, Derbyshire United Kingdom
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Journal Entry 4 by cally-c at Tesco in Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (6/23/2021 UTC) at Tesco in Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom
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