El hablador cover

El hablador

by Mario Vargas Llosa

*El hablador* es una novela del escritor hispano-peruano Mario Vargas Llosa, Premio Nobel de literatura 2010. Fue publicada en España en 1987 por la editorial Seix Barral. A lo largo de la narración se contrapone el mundo de las sociedades modernas con el de las tribus indígenas americanas de Perú, cuyos integrantes se encuentran fuertemente unidos a la naturaleza, y pueden comunicarse con los elementos naturales, así como con los pájaros y demás seres vivos de la selva. ---------- *The Storyteller* is a novel by Peruvian author and Literature Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa. The story tells of Saúl Zuratas, a university student who leaves civilization and becomes a "storyteller" for the Machiguenga Native Americans. The novel thematizes the Westernization of indigenous peoples through missions and through anthropological studies, and questions the perceived notion that indigenous cultures are set in stone.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?