 Another constant theme which runs throughout the Latin American dictator novel , which gained in importance and frequency during the Latin American Boom , is the interdependence of the Latin American tyrant and United States imperialism . In Mario Vargas Llosa 's The Feast of the Goat , for example , Trujillo faces serious opposition shortly after losing his material backing from the CIA , previously held for over 32 years in light of his anti @-@ communist leanings . 
