Mario Vargas Llosa
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Farewell to the Last Writer of the Latin American Boom April 15, 2025
Once upon a time, during the last quarter of the 20th century, it was possible to argue that one person was America’s best novelist and best literary critic. I am talking about John Updike, whose long and elegant reviews in The New Yorker set reading...
Vargas Llosa's Intolerant Liberalism November 07, 2023
Mario Vargas Llosa is among the most acclaimed novelists of our time. Well-read, widely traveled, and a marquess, he epitomizes the cosmopolitan globalist. His achievements in fiction are beyond dispute. His subtle narration of historical events told...
David Anthony Durham On Mario Vargas Llosa October 27, 2023
I remember wandering through the world literature section of my university library, feeling a bit lost, recognizing few names. On the recommendation of my writing instructor I was searching for a Peruvian novelist named Mario Vargas Llosa. I found a ...
