MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
NobelNobel PrizePrize inin Literature,Literature, 20102010
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
"Mario Vargas Llosa - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. 9 Nov 2010 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2010/vargas_llosa.html MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
PeruvianPeruvian writer,writer, WinnerWinner ofof thethe NobelNobel PrizePrize forfor Literature,Literature, 20102010 PresidentialPresidential CandidateCandidate ofof FREDEMOFREDEMO Coalition,Coalition, 1990;1990; lostlost toto AlbertoAlberto FujimoriFujimori CurrentlyCurrently teachingteaching inin PrincetonPrinceton UniversityUniversity (Fall(Fall 2010)2010)
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
The Nobel prize in Literature to
““thethe personperson whowho shallshall havehave producedproduced inin thethe fieldfield ofof literatureliterature thethe mostmost outstandingoutstanding workwork inin anan idealideal direction”direction”
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/shortfacts.html
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
LlosaLlosa waswas chosenchosen “for“for hishis cartographycartography ofof structuresstructures ofof powerpower andand hishis trenchanttrenchant imagesimages ofof thethe individual’sindividual’s resistance,resistance, revoltrevolt andand defeat”defeat”
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6961NZ20101007
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
““II believebelieve thatthat manman willwill notnot merelymerely endure:endure: hehe willwill prevail.prevail. HeHe isis immortal,immortal, notnot becausebecause hehe alonealone amongamong creaturescreatures hashas anan inexhaustibleinexhaustible voice,voice, butbut becausebecause hehe hashas aa soul,soul, aa spiritspirit capablecapable ofof compassioncompassion andand sacrificesacrifice andand endurance.endurance. TheThe poet's,poet's, thethe writer's,writer's, dutyduty isis toto writewrite aboutabout thesethese things”things”
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner-speech.html
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
"Llosa,"Llosa, aa formerformer PeruvianPeruvian presidentialpresidential candidate,candidate, writeswrites asas oneone whowho knowsknows hishis politicalpolitical andand historicalhistorical materialmaterial intimately.intimately. TheThe authorauthor ofof novelsnovels (e.g.,(e.g., TheThe GreenGreen House)House) thatthat exploreexplore thethe naturenature ofof narrative,narrative, hehe alsoalso writeswrites asas oneone whowho knowsknows intimatelyintimately howhow storiesstories areare constructed,…constructed,…
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
……bebe theythey inin thethe formform ofof literatureliterature oror thethe narrativenarrative ofof fearfear andand mythologymythology createdcreated byby aa dictatordictator toto staystay inin power."power." -- SteveSteve Tomasula,Tomasula, ReviewReview ofof ContemporaryContemporary FictionFiction (Spring/2002)(Spring/2002)
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
"The"The bold,bold, dynamicdynamic andand endlesslyendlessly productiveproductive imaginationimagination ofof thethe PeruvianPeruvian novelistnovelist MarioMario VargasVargas Llosa,Llosa, oneone ofof thethe writingwriting giantsgiants ofof ourour time,time, isis somethingsomething trulytruly toto bebe admired…admired…
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa
……ItIt feedsfeeds almostalmost alwaysalways onon thethe materialmaterial ofof historyhistory andand transformstransforms suchsuch mattermatter intointo fictionfiction quitequite personalpersonal withoutwithout everever losinglosing thethe effecteffect ofof universality."universality." -- AlanAlan Cheuse,Cheuse, SanSan FranciscoFrancisco ChronicleChronicle (7/12/2003)(7/12/2003)
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa .. BooksBooks TheThe TimeTime ofof thethe HeroHero,, 19661966 TheThe GreenGreen HouseHouse,, 19681968 ConversationConversation inin thethe CathedralCathedral,, 19751975 CaptainCaptain PantojaPantoja andand thethe SpecialSpecial ServiceService,, 19781978 AuntAunt JuliaJulia andand thethe ScriptwriterScriptwriter,, 19821982 TheThe WarWar ofof thethe EndEnd ofof thethe WorldWorld,, 19841984 WhoWho KilledKilled PalominoPalomino Molero?Molero?,, 19871987 TheThe StorytellerStoryteller ,, 19891989
MarioMario VargasVargas LlosaLlosa .. BooksBooks DeathDeath inin thethe AndesAndes,, 19961996 TheThe FeastFeast ofof thethe GoatGoat,, 20022002 TheThe BadBad GirlGirl,, 20072007 ElEl sueñosueño deldel celtacelta ((TheThe DreamDream ofof thethe CeltCelt)) 20102010
GarcíaGarcía Márquez:Márquez: StoryStory ofof aa Deicide,Deicide, 19711971 AA Writer’sWriter’s RealityReality,, 19911991