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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Laureate and Literary Icon, Dies at 89

The celebrated Peruvian writer, who shaped the Latin American literary boom and underwent a dramatic political transformation, passed away in Lima on April 13, 2025.

Mario Vargas Llosa, lauréat péruvien du prix Nobel de littérature, à Monterrey, au Mexique, le 9 mars 2011.
L'écrivain péruvien et espagnol Mario Vargas Llosa, lauréat du prix Nobel de littérature 2010, pose avec son épée d'académicien dans la bibliothèque de l'Académie française à Paris, le 9 février 2023. 
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Mario Vargas Llosa en 2014 à Aix-en-Provence, à La Fête du Livre.

Overview

  • Mario Vargas Llosa's family confirmed his death on April 13, 2025, in Lima, Peru, at the age of 89, following a period of declining health.
  • A towering figure of the Latin American literary boom, he was renowned for works like 'The Time of the Hero' and 'Conversation in the Cathedral.'
  • His career included receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010 and becoming the first living foreign author published in the prestigious La Pléiade collection in 2016.
  • Vargas Llosa's political journey saw him shift from early Marxist ideals to liberalism and later controversial support for right-wing figures, drawing global attention and criticism.
  • World leaders, including Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and French President Emmanuel Macron, paid tribute, emphasizing his enduring impact on literature and cultural discourse.