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Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday, 14 April, 2025, aged 89.
The Nobel laureate died in Peru’s capital Lima surrounded by his family and “at peace,” his son Alvaro Vargas Llosa, a well-known political commentator, said on X.
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday, 14 April, 2025, aged 89.
The Nobel laureate died in Peru’s capital Lima surrounded by his family and “at peace,” his son Alvaro Vargas Llosa, a well-known political commentator, said on X.
Getty ImagesMario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from controversy.
With more than 50 works to his name,…
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