Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa Exploring our death rituals -

Exploring our death rituals - and those of other cultures - she pleads the case for healthier attitudes around death and dying

fun read with great practical application from the man who knows what goes into a truly memorable speech

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Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa Exploring our death rituals -Marito is a young Peruvian who toils away at his local radio station, dreaming of becoming a writer, before his life is torn apart by two arrivals. The first is his recently divorced Aunt Julia, with whom he begins an affair which he must hide from his family. The second is Pedro Camacho, an eccentric scriptwriter whose radio dramas are keeping the whole city enthralled. This hilarious and mischievous novel interweaves the story of Marito's life with