"The Peruvian Nobel laureate lays out how seven thinkers convinced him of the importance of the individual before the communal . . . It's a mini-master course, regardless of your own political philosophy." –Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times
"The duty of intellectuals is to show the world as it really is–what is to be hoped for, and what is to be feared. Mario Vargas Llosa does his duty very well." –David Pryce-Jones,
The Wall Street Journal "Worthy and useful . . . There is an enormous amount to be learned from this book." –David Mehegan,
Arts Fuse "[A] thoughtful, reflective book . . . Vargas Llosa reveals with enthusiasm and aplomb the political and social beliefs that have found homes in his work." –
Kirkus Reviews
"There's a special pleasure in a book that guides you through how a brilliant mind works, which is exactly the promise of Vargas Llosa's 'intellectual autobiography.'" –Jessie Gaynor,
Lit Hub "Vargas Llosa . . . lays out in this pensive survey the seven thinkers who shaped his belief in liberal democracy . . . cumulatively they amount to an illuminating look at the author's own political and intellectual trajectory." –
Publishers Weekly "With
The Call of the Tribe, Vargas Llosa bequeaths us his legacy in the world of political ideas . . . With his masterful and extraordinary prose, he succeeds in communicating truly complex ideas without losing any of their original content." –Javier Fernández-Lasquetty,
Law & Liberty