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Reputations

By: Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Anne McLean - translator
Narrated by: Robert Fass
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 A brilliant novel about the power of politics and personal memory from one of South America's literary stars, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sound of Things Falling.

Javier Mallarino is a living legend. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage.

After four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman who upends his sense of personal history and forces him to re-evaluate his life and work, questioning his position in the world.

In Reputations, Juan Gabriel Vásquez examines the weight of the past, how a public persona intersects with private histories, and the burdens and surprises of memory. In this intimate novel that recalls authors like Coetzee and Ian McEwan, Vásquez plumbs universal experiences to create a masterful story, one that reverberates long after you turn the final page.

Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Newsweek, the Guardian, and Kirkus Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Psychological United States World Literature Career
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Great narration. Fantastic use of tone to give all the characters a clear voice.

I enjoyed the book. I felt a little disappointed by the final third. The ending felt a little pompous, however that could be a reflection of the lead character rather than the writing.

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