: Literature consists of invented events, characters, and settings that did not actually happen in reality.
: These inventions "uncover and explain great chunks of reality" that facts alone cannot reach. They document the "demons," dreams, and ghosts of a society, providing a deeper understanding of historical and emotional truth than a dry textbook ever could. Content and Structure La Verdad de Las Mentiras
: Vargas Llosa often blurs the line between literary criticism and autobiography, explaining how these works influenced his own development as a writer. : Literature consists of invented events, characters, and
: He argues that reading novels shatters the limits of a single life, allowing a reader to inhabit "a thousand, infinite lives". : Literature consists of invented events