Los Años Inútiles

This new author has been compared to Vargas Llosa in Conversacisn en La Catedral. In order to dissect Peruvian society, Benavides uses an ample spectrum of characters, from inhabitants of shacks to politicians. it is an ambitious book, magnificently constructed … it has been a long time since a novel has reached such heights in the scope of the Spanish language. Mario Vargas Llosa.