Mario Vargas Llosa

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Anne Scargill, Ronnie Appleton, Cecil Wright, Mario Vargas Llosa • Apr. 19, 2025, 2:52 AM ET (BBC)

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89 • Apr. 14, 2025, 9:31 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa
Born	March 28, 1936 • Arequipa • Peru
Died	April 13, 2025 (aged 89) • Lima • Peru
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2010) • Cervantes Prize (1994)
Notable Works	“Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter” • “Captain Pantoja and the Special Service” • “Conversation in the Cathedral” • “The Green House” • “The Time of the Hero” • “The War of the End of the World”

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