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About Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician
Mario Vargas Llosa was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician. Born in 1936, he became one of the major Latin American writers of his generation, and his work reached a wide international audience. He has 73 quotes on the site. He was especially noted for novels and essays that examine power, conflict, and the fate of the individual under pressure. In 2010, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature for writing about structures of power and for his vivid portrayals of resistance, revolt, and defeat.
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Books by Mario Vargas Llosa
La Fiesta del Chivo
2003
La tía Julia y el escribidor
1985
Elogio de la madrasta
1997
La ciudad y los perros
1995
Pantaleón y las visitadoras
1983