Mario Vargas Llosa He died in Lima this Sunday, April 13. Only a few weeks ago, on March 28, he celebrated his 89th birthday with his family. From that special date a photo published by his son Álvaro was registered in which the smiling novelist was seen on a balcony in front of the sea. That was one of the last photograph that all Peruvians could see of the Peruvian Nobel.
On the same date there are three other photos in which Vargas Llosa is celebrating his onomastic with his relatives. In one he meets his three children Álvaro, Gonzalo and Morgana, while in another he appears with his wife Patricia Llosa.
Days before, on March 26, he had also registered with the novelist, who since 2022 lived in Lima after spending several years in Spain since 1990.
That day was, along with his son Álvaro and his grandson Leandro to Leoncio Prado Military Collegeplace that inspired some of his most emblematic novels. Likewise, the writer visited other places that were scenarios of his creations.
“With his grandson Leandro, in five corners in neighborhoods (where a corpse appears and two protagonists live in the novel), I pass through the inaccessible house where Felipe Pinglo was born (I dedicate my silence) and the fifth Heeren (thanks, administrator, for access),” wrote his son Álvaro with four photographs where Vargas Llosa was seen in the aforementioned locations.
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Vargas Llosa remains will be incinerated and there will be no public ceremony
After his death, the remains of the Peruvian Nobel will be incinerated and there will be no public ceremony, their children reported in the announcement. Both decisions as well as those of the next few hours and days respond to the will of their father, they said.
Regarding the circumstances of his death,Vargas Llosa died “surrounded by his family and peace”read in the statement.
“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, and leaves behind him a work that will survive him,” they said.
They also appealed to the respect of readers and citizens in general to preserve the privacy they need at this time both and the relatives of the renowned writer.
Mario Vargas Llosa: Government of Dina Boluarte will not pay posthumous tributes to the late Nobel Prize for Literature
Greater official tributes will not be reachedMario Vargas LlosaAfter his death, according to the president of the Council of Ministers,Gustavo Adrianzén. The official explained that this decision responds to an express request from the writer himself, who died on Sunday, April 13, and requested in life that public acts would be carried out after his death.
“From the Government we do nothing but respect, in the first place, the will of the ownMario Vargas LlosaAnd, secondly, the coordination with his family, which was carried out yesterday. Therefore, the corresponding decree and provisions were issued. Respect for the decision of Vargas Llosa and his family is absolute, “he saidAdrianzén.
