The Feast of the Goat

About “The Feast of the Goat”

A historical novel set in the last days of General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic in 1961. The story follows Urania Cabral, an expatriate returning to her homeland after many years. She visits her dying father, a senator in the Trujillo regime, while the narrative reconstructs the end of Trujillo's rule. The novel includes historical figures such as Joaquín Balaguer and explores the cruelty of power and human evil. It is a complex and fast-paced work that intertwines multiple characters and events, depicting a brutal and oppressive reality. The novel is considered one of the best works by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa.