I Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa review – Nobel laureate’s final novel is a love letter to Peru This fascinating, eccentric book becomes a quirky primer on Peruvian music and culture The Guardian - UK · Aug 11
Mario Vargas Llosa by Gerald Martin review – the Peruvian leftist who fell in love with Margaret Thatcher This stylish biography of the author traces his journey from left to right, and from ‘posh Lima’ to Cricklewood The Guardian - UK · Jul 30
Rebecca F Kuang: ‘A Tale of Two Cities is deeply silly camp – I love it!’ The US writer on being switched on to romance by Sally Rooney, the magic of David Mitchell and the joy of Jean-Paul Sartre The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
'The world of literature is mourning': How Mario Vargas Llosa brought Spanish to splendour The world of literature is mourning the death of Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner. He was 89. The author of 'The Feast of the goats' leaves behind an indelible legacy. With sadness and admiration, fans and friends have described him as an 'eternal scribe.' Euronews · Apr 14, 2025
‘We waited greedily for his novels’: Mario Vargas Llosa, a revolutionary of Spanish-language fiction His breakthrough book was deemed too inflammatory to be taught in my school, and was burned by authorities, but this Peruvian firebrand would reveal himself to be a man of contradictions The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa obituary Peruvian novelist, essayist and aspiring politician who was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 2010 The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025
Farewell to Mario Vargas Llosa, the end of an era for Latin America’s literary luminaries The death of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa (Arequipa, 1936 - Lima, 2025) marks the end of a Golden Age of Latin American literature. Just as there will not be another generation in Spain like that of Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Góngora and… The Conversation · Apr 14, 2025
Nobel prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa dies aged 89 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. Radio France Internationale · Apr 14, 2025
Nobel Literature Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Dies In Peru Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network X. Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of which he was the last living member. International Business Times · Apr 14, 2025
Vargas Llosa, Last Of Latin America's Literary Golden Generation Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru. International Business Times · Apr 14, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89 Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa death: Peruvian Nobel literature laureate dies aged 89 Nobel literature laureate and giant of Latin American letters for many decades The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
Alberto Fujimori obituary President of Peru who at first oversaw economic growth in the country, but was later jailed for human rights crimes The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Mario Vargas Llosa says latest novel will be his last Nobel prize-winning Peruvian author still plans to write an essay on Sartre that ‘will be the last thing I write’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
Bangkok Post · Jul 7, 2023 Nobel winner Vargas Llosa recovering from Covid MADRID: Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has been discharged from the Madrid hospital where he was admitted at the weekend for complications linked to Covid-19, his son said Friday.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 10, 2023 Macron dinner for Vargas Llosa and controversial Spanish former king French President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday have dinner with Spain's exiled former king Juan Carlos I and Peruvian Nobel winner Mario Vargas Llosa. The literature laureate joined the élite French Academy on 9 February.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 9, 2023 Peruvian Nobel winner Mario Vargas Llosa joins French Academy Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa has been chosen to join the French national linguistic watchdog, the Académie Française, becoming the first member of the élite institution never to have written a book in French.
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023 5 new books to read this week This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell and Are You Happy Now by Hanna Jameson.
The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022 Author Mario Vargas Llosa backs Bolsonaro over Lula in Brazil election Peruvian writer criticises incumbent’s ‘clowning around’ but says he is still preferable to former president
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022 Barcelona honours Gabriel García Márquez with new library The Colombian Nobel laureate, who lived in the city from 1967-75, is to have a €12m building specialising in Latin American literature named after him