Time of the Hero

The Time of the Hero, also known as La ciudad y los perros, is a 1963 novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. It is a portrayal of the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, Peru, which Vargas Llosa attended as a teenager. The novel won the 1962 Premio Biblioteca Breve and the 1963 Premio de la Crítica Española, and its technique is influenced by William Faulkner's work. The novel is a story about adolescence and the transition of youths to manhood, featuring themes such as masculinity, hierarchy, secrecy and the military. The plot revolves around the theft of an examination paper and the consequences of this action, ultimately leading to a murder and the cover-up of the crime by the school's administrators.learn more on wikipedia