Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

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Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter is a semi-autobiographical novel by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa that blends romantic comedy with metafictional storytelling about a young writer and his eccentric radio scriptwriter friend.

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instanceOf metafictional work
novel
semi-autobiographical novel
adaptationReleaseYear 1990
adaptationType film
adaptedAs Tune in Tomorrow...
author Mario Vargas Llosa
basedOn Mario Vargas Llosa's early life
Mario Vargas Llosa's relationship with his aunt-by-marriage Julia Urquidi
containsElement interwoven fictional episodes
radio serials
countryOfOrigin Peru
featuresCharacterOccupation aspiring writer
radio scriptwriter
genre comic novel
metafiction
romantic comedy
hasEnglishTitle Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
hasSpanishTitle La tía Julia y el escribidor
hasTheme artistic creation
censorship
family relationships
love
media culture
storytelling
literaryMovement Latin American Boom
mainCharacter Mario
Pedro Camacho NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person narration
narrativeTechnique alternating chapters
stories within stories
notableFor blend of autobiography and fiction
metafictional structure
satire of radio soap operas
originalLanguage Spanish
originalTitle La tía Julia y el escribidor
placeInAuthorOeuvre major work of Mario Vargas Llosa
publicationYear 1977
publisher Seix Barral
settingCountry Peru
settingLocation Lima
timePeriodOfSetting 1950s

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Mario Vargas Llosa notableWork Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
La tía Julia y el escribidor hasTitleTranslation Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter hasEnglishTitle Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Mario Vargas Llosa notableWork Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
subject linked to: Patricia Llosa