Mario Vargas Llosa (1936–2025) was a Peruvian Spanish writer and one of the most influential authors of contemporary literature. He was a leading figure in the boom of 20th-century Latin American literature that also included Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Julio Cortázor. Blending political thought, realism, and personal experience in his writing, Vargas Llosa was noted for his commitment to social change, evident throughout his novels, plays, and essays. In 1990 he was an unsuccessful candidate for president of Peru. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010.
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