Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa (1936–2025) was a Peruvian novelist, dramaturge and politician.

Also recorded as 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa.

Born at Arequipa in 1936, died at Lima in 2025.

In detail

Mario Vargas Llosa studied at National University of San Marcos, Complutense University of Madrid and Leoncio Prado Military Academy. training under Luis Jaime Cisneros, Raúl Porras Barrenechea and Isaac Humala is recorded. the recorded working language is Spanish, French and English.

The field of work recorded is literature and creative and professional writing. The authority associates the name with magic realism and Latín mmg todos. William Faulkner, Gustave Flaubert and Isaiah Berlin are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid, Paris and Lima. Residence is recorded at Arequipa and Cochabamba. Employment is recorded with Princeton University, King's College London and La Crónica. Positions recorded include chairman of PEN International and member of the Académie française. Membership is recorded of Royal Spanish Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Works named in the authority record are The Time of the Hero, The Green House and Conversation in The Cathedral.

Work by Mario Vargas Llosa is recorded in the collections of Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

Distinctions recorded are Nobel Prize in Literature, Rómulo Gallegos Prize, Princess of Asturias Literary Prize and Grinzane Cavour Prize.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Mario Vargas Llosa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q39803: Mario Vargas Llosa

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