Mario Vargas Llosa
The Marquess of Vargas Llosa | |
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 Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid, 2012 | |
| Marquess of Vargas Llosa | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa March 28, 1936 Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru |
| Citizenship | Peru, Spain[1] |
| Political party | Movimiento Libertad (1990–1993) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Domestic partner | Isabel Preysler (2015–present) |
| Children | 3, including Álvaro Vargas Llosa |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Miguel de Cervantes Prize 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 |
| Signature |  |
| Website | www |
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born March 28, 1936), is a Peruvian writer, politician, journalist and essayist. Winner of the Nobel prize for literature, he is one of the most renown writers of modern times. He has written many books, plays and essays and still writes. A few famous books are listed below:
- The City and the Dogs (1965)
- The Green House (1965)
- Conversation in the Cathedral (1969)
- Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (1977)
- The War of the End of the World (1981)
- The Feast of the Goat (2000)
He received the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10, 2010. His book The Dream of the Celt is about the life of Irishman Roger Casement. Though it was published in Spanish 2010, the translation into English is still incomplete.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel literature prize". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
In 1990, he ran for the presidency in Peru but lost to Alberto Fujimori. Disheartened by the broad public approval for Fujimori's harsh rule in Peru, Vargas Llosa took the Spanish citizenship, living in Madrid and London.