Nobel prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa dies aged 89

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian-Spanish writer and Nobel Prize winner was inducted into the Academie Francaise (French Academy) as an 'Immortal' member, in Paris, on 9 February, 2023. REUTERS - SARAH MEYSSONNIER

Peruvian authorities on Monday declared a day of mourning with flags to fly at half mast on government buildings following the death of the Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.

The essayist and author of celebrated novels as The Time of the Hero and Feast of the Goat died on Sunday. He was 89.