Just announced:
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010
Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa from Peru
From: Sofia Ström Svenska Dagbladet:
Vargas Llosa was born in 1936 in Peru, but grew up in Bolivia. He made an international breakthrough with his novel The City and the dogs in 1963.
The novel was perceived in Llosa’s homeland as controversial and thousands of copies were burned in public. For many years he worked as a journalist. He has in recent years lived in Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Lima. Among his other famous works include War at World’s End and Bock Festival.
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