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Peru Declares Vargas Llosa–Annotated ‘Cien Años de Soledad’ National Cultural Heritage With Public Opening Set for Oct. 14

The state move follows a Biblioteca Nacional valuation that deemed Vargas Llosa’s notes a unique documentary record.

Declaran Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación libro con anotaciones de Mario Vargas Llosa sobre “Cien años de soledad”
Anotaciones de Mario Vargas Llosa en novela "Cien años de soledad", son Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación. Foto: Ministerio de Cultura.
El ejemplar, bajo custodia de la Biblioteca Regional de Arequipa, contiene apuntes manuscritos del Nobel peruano. Foto: Mincul.

Overview

  • The Ministry of Culture formalized the designation via Viceministerial Resolution No. 000255-2025-VMPCIC/MC published Oct. 7 in El Peruano, granting legal protection under Peru’s heritage law.
  • A technical review by the Biblioteca Nacional’s valuation unit concluded the marginalia offer exceptional, first-hand evidence of Vargas Llosa’s analytical process.
  • The annotated volume served as a primary source for Vargas Llosa’s doctoral research and his 1971 study García Márquez: historia de un deicidio.
  • The copy includes a 1972 gift inscription from Gabriel García Márquez to Mario Vargas Llosa, adding to its literary provenance.
  • Authorities announced the sealed book will be opened to the public on Oct. 14 at the Biblioteca Regional Mario Vargas Llosa in Arequipa during CILE 2025, as stated by the regional governor.