Arequipa, Peru – the renowned Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa died this Sunday in Lima at the age of 89, according to his son Álvaro Vargas Llosa through a statement In social networks.
The talented novelist was born in Arequipa on March 28, 1936 and among his greatest recognition is the Nobel Prize for Literature of 2010.
“His departure will be sad to his relatives, his friends and his readers around the world, but we hope they find comfort, like us, in the fact that he enjoyed a long, multiple and fruitful life,” the statement said.
According to family pronouncement, funeral and funeral will have a private character. The causes of death have not been detailed.
“We will proceed in the next few hours and days according to their instructions. No public ceremony will not take place. Our mother, our children and ourselves trust to have the space and privacy to fire him as a family and in the company of close friends,” added Álvaro.
The vast literary production of Vargas Llosa is forced reference In the Latin American field And global, making it worthy of other important awards such as Cervantes (1994), the Prince of Asturias de las Letras (1986) and the Romulo Gallegos (1967), among others.
The Arequipa author has been very critical of Latin American dictatorships of any political color, as well as a firm defender of the liberal economy.
Among his essential works are Conversation in the cathedral, The city and dogs either The goat party.
On February 9, 2023 the Peruvian writer income to the French Academy, thus becoming the first author without work in French admitted to that prestigious institution.
In 2022, Vargas Llosa assured in Madrid that he hoped to return to a “free Cuba” when the communist government is not in power.
“I hope to return to Cuba. To a free Cuba, without that hard regime that represents an absolute anachronism in Latin America,” said Vargas Llosa To activists Lázaro Mireles and Beluka Calderónboth of the Movement Actions for Democracy.
He also assured the exile organization, the writer sent “a hot greeting to all Cubans who fight for freedom”, and recommended “perseverance” to those who fight on the island.
