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Biography of Mario Vargas Llosa
28. Mar 1936 – 13. Apr 2025(89 years)Died in:Lima, Lima
Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer
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Occupation(15)
Awards(10)
Nobel Prize in LiteratureRómulo Gallegos PrizePrincess of Asturias Literary PrizeGrinzane Cavour PrizePremio Planeta de Novelahonorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2Miguel de Cervantes PrizeJerusalem PrizePeace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationMariano de Cavia' Price
Spouse(2)
Julia Urquidi IllanesPatricia Llosa Urquidi
Education(5)
National University of San MarcosComplutense University of MadridLeoncio Prado Military AcademyColegio La SalleColegio San Miguel de Piura
Mario Vargas Llosa (* 28. March 1936 in Arequipa; † 13. April 2025 in Lima) was a peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer. He was 89 years old. He was married to Julia Urquidi Illanes. His education included National University of San Marcos, Complutense University of Madrid, Leoncio Prado Military Academy, Colegio La Salle and Colegio San Miguel de Piura. His faith was agnosticism. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Rómulo Gallegos Prize.
Life Events
23 Events1936
Born in Arequipa, Arequipa Department
1947
Colegio La Salle
until 1949
1950
Leoncio Prado Military Academy
until 1951
1952
La Crónica
until 1952
1952
Colegio San Miguel de Piura
until 1952
1952
La Industria
until 1952
1953
National University of San Marcos
until 1958
1955
Married Julia Urquidi Illanes
until 1964
1958
Complutense University of Madrid
doctorate · until 1971
1965
Married Patricia Llosa Urquidi
until 2015
1967
Rómulo Gallegos Prize
The Green House
1969
King's College London
until 1970
1986
Princess of Asturias Literary Prize
1986
Grinzane Cavour Prize
The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta
1992
Harvard University
until 1992
1993
Premio Planeta de Novela
Death in the Andes
1994
honorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2
1994
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1995
Jerusalem Prize
1996
Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
1997
Mariano de Cavia' Price
2010
Nobel Prize in Literature
2025