Conversation in the Cathedral Author:Mario Vargas Llosa An ambitious novel in which Vargas Llosa attempts to recount the social history of Peru, framed by a conversation that takes place in a cafe called "The Cathedral" between Santiago Zaualita, a wealthy but dissatisfied member of the bourgeoisie, and Ambrosio Pardo, a servant and at one time chauffeur for Santiago's father. Vargas Llosa explores t... more »he tensions in dealing with a corrupt dictatorship between abstaining from politics and effecting change from within the system.« less