Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the leading innovative writers of modern Latin American literature, the author of the world-famous novels “The City and the Dogs”, “The Green House” and many others. This edition presents a collection of his stories “Leaders” (1959). Violence, cruelty, fear and coercion are the circle of main elements that reign in the writer’s first book; it is these forces that control the actions of the heroes and determine their behavior. That's why in the world of "Leaders" the heroes' attempts (successful and failed) to break out of this vicious circle are so important.