Overview

• Mario Vargas Llosa, a Nobel Prize-winning author and pivotal figure of the Latin American Boom, died on April 13, 2025, at the age of 89 in Lima, Peru.
• His family confirmed that he passed away peacefully and in accordance with his wishes, no public ceremony will be held, and his remains will be cremated.
• Vargas Llosa's prolific career spanned over five decades, producing renowned works like 'The Time of the Hero,' 'Conversation in the Cathedral,' and 'The Feast of the Goat.'
• In 2010, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his exploration of power structures and resistance, cementing his legacy as one of the most influential writers of his time.
• His death marks the symbolic end of the Latin American Boom generation, a literary movement that reshaped global perceptions of Latin American culture and politics.