Mario Vargas Llosa: Death of a Giant of Literature

3 min

Mario Vargas Llosa passed away on Sunday 13 April at the age of 89. The Peruvian writer was a giant of the Latin-American literature scene that emerged in the 1960s and author of highly acclaimed novels such as The Time of the Hero and Conversation in the Cathedral, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010.

Journalist

F. Dürr

Country

  • France

  • Germany

Year

2025

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