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Mario Vargas Llosa

Born in 1936 mvargasllosa.com

  • Mario Vargas Llosa is a renowned Peruvian author born in 1936.

  • He has written numerous influential novels, including The Green House and The Feast of the Goat, which often explore themes of power, corruption, and human nature.

  • Vargas Llosa is also an essayist and political activist, having run for president of Peru in 1990.

  • He believes writers have a moral obligation to participate in civic debate and defend their beliefs.

  • In 2010, Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his trenchant portrayals of power structures and individual resistance.

  • His work is celebrated for its rigorous style and commitment to addressing societal issues.

Books by Mario Vargas Llosa

The Feast of the Goat
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 2000
Armed conspirators wait on a dark highway to kill the Dominican Republic's aging tyrant.
4.35
43k+
🏛️ Dictatorship Fiction🔫 Assassination Plot💔 Sexual Trauma👨‍👧 Father's Betrayal⏳ Dual Timeline
The Feast of the Goat Summary
The Feast of the Goat
Armed conspirators wait on a dark highway to kill the Dominican Republic's aging tyrant.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2000 475 pages
4.35
43k+ ratings
🏛️ Dictatorship Fiction🔫 Assassination Plot💔 Sexual Trauma👨‍👧 Father's Betrayal⏳ Dual Timeline
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1977
An aspiring writer falls for his divorcée aunt as a radio scriptwriter's genius turns to chaos.
3.96
24k+
📖 Autofiction💕 Age Gap Romance✍️ Artist's Coming Of Age📻 Story Within A Story😄 Literary Comedy
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter Summary
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
An aspiring writer falls for his divorcée aunt as a radio scriptwriter's genius turns to chaos.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1977 388 pages
3.96
24k+ ratings
📖 Autofiction💕 Age Gap Romance✍️ Artist's Coming Of Age📻 Story Within A Story😄 Literary Comedy
The War of the End of the World
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1981
A prophet's city rises in the Brazilian desert. The Republic sends four armies to destroy it.
4.25
12k+
🏜️ Brazilian Backlands⚔️ Faith Vs State🏚️ Doomed Utopia🙏 Messianic Leader🏰 Siege Warfare
The War of the End of the World Summary
The War of the End of the World
A prophet's city rises in the Brazilian desert. The Republic sends four armies to destroy it.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1981 568 pages
4.25
12k+ ratings
🏜️ Brazilian Backlands⚔️ Faith Vs State🏚️ Doomed Utopia🙏 Messianic Leader🏰 Siege Warfare
El sueño del celta
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 2010
An Irish knight condemned for treason retraces the colonial jungles that turned him against empire.
3.85
10k+
📖 Biographical Novel🏴 Colonial Critique⚖️ Divided Loyalties🏳️‍🌈 Secret Sexuality📉 Fall From Grace
El sueño del celta Summary
El sueño del celta
An Irish knight condemned for treason retraces the colonial jungles that turned him against empire.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 464 pages
3.85
10k+ ratings
📖 Biographical Novel🏴 Colonial Critique⚖️ Divided Loyalties🏳️‍🌈 Secret Sexuality📉 Fall From Grace
Los jefes / Los cachorros
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1967
A Lima boy survives a dog mauling. His friends' nickname becomes a wound that never heals.
3.54
4k+
🏛️ Latin American Boom🇵🇪 Peruvian Literature💪 Machismo Culture😔 Adolescent Cruelty💔 Tragic Coming Of Age
Los jefes / Los cachorros Summary
Los jefes / Los cachorros
A Lima boy survives a dog mauling. His friends' nickname becomes a wound that never heals.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1967 160 pages
3.54
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Latin American Boom🇵🇪 Peruvian Literature💪 Machismo Culture😔 Adolescent Cruelty💔 Tragic Coming Of Age
A Fish in the Water
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1993
Peru, 1990. A novelist campaigns for president while the boy who discovered books haunts his memory.
4.02
1k+
🖋️ Literary Memoir🗳️ Political Memoir✍️ Writers And Politics🌎 Latin American Politics🔄 Political Conversion
A Fish in the Water Summary
A Fish in the Water
Peru, 1990. A novelist campaigns for president while the boy who discovered books haunts his memory.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1993 532 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
🖋️ Literary Memoir🗳️ Political Memoir✍️ Writers And Politics🌎 Latin American Politics🔄 Political Conversion
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